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
Ancestry of “prelado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | prelado | — |
| 2 | Latin | praelatus | carried; offered, presented; preferred |
| 3 | Latin | praefero | I bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | praiferō | — |