Where does “desprejura” come from?
desprejura (Romanian) comes from Romanian împrejura, from Romanian împrejur, from Romanian prejur, from Romanian pre-, from French pré-, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
desprejura (Romanian): to untie
Definitions
- to untie
Ancestry of “desprejura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | împrejura | to encircle, enclose, surround |
| 2 | Romanian | împrejur | around |
| 3 | Romanian | prejur | — |
| 4 | Romanian | pre- | used with verbs to indicate repetition or... |
| 5 | French | pré- | pre- |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |