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Where does “preâmbulo” come from?

preâmbulo (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from Latin praeambulus, from Latin praeambulo, from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

preâmbulo (Portuguese): preamble

Definitions

  1. preamble

Ancestry of “preâmbulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpraeambulumpreamble, preface
2Latinpraeambuluspreceding; preparatory; forerunner
3LatinpraeambuloI walk before
4Latinambulō—
5Latinambi-ambi-
6Latinambō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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