Where does “dimprejur” come from?

dimprejur (Romanian) comes from Romanian împrejur, from Romanian prejur, from Romanian pre-, from French pré-, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

dimprejur (Romanian): from around

Definitions

  1. from around

Ancestry of “dimprejur”, step by step

dimprejur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian împrejur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîmprejuraround
2Romanianprejur—
3Romanianpre-used with verbs to indicate repetition or...
4Frenchpré-pre-
5Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
6Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latindēof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →