Where does “prelado” come from?

prelado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese prelado, from Latin praelatus, from Latin praefero, from Proto-Italic praiferō.

prelado (Portuguese): prelate

Definitions

  1. prelate

Ancestry of “prelado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseprelado—
2Latinpraelatuscarried; offered, presented; preferred
3LatinpraeferoI bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry...
4Proto-Italicpraiferō—
Every word from Proto-Italic praiferō →Every word from Latin praefero →Every word from Latin praelatus →
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