Where does “preposição” come from?
preposição (Portuguese) comes from Latin praepositiō, from Latin praepōnō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
preposição (Portuguese): preposition; the act of putting in front
Definitions
- preposition; the act of putting in front
Ancestry of “preposição”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | praepositiō | — |
| 2 | Latin | praepōnō | — |
| 3 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |