Where does “preamilostiv” come from?
preamilostiv (Romanian) comes from Romanian prea, from Old Church Slavonic прѣ-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
preamilostiv (Romanian): gracious, merciful
Definitions
- gracious, merciful
Ancestry of “preamilostiv”, step by step
preamilostiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian prea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prea | too |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | прѣ- | over |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Romanian milostiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | milostiv | merciful |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | милостивъ | merciful |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | милость | mercifulness |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | милъ | dear, sweet; wretched, pitiable; excusable |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | milъ | dear, nice, gentle, mild, soft, pleasant, polite |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | meiʔlos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyl- | — |