Where does “precurmare” come from?
precurmare (Romanian) comes from Romanian precurma, from Romanian pre-, from French pré-, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
precurmare (Romanian): an abrupt stop
Definitions
- an abrupt stop
Ancestry of “precurmare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | precurma | to stop abruptly |
| 2 | Romanian | pre- | used with verbs to indicate repetition or... |
| 3 | French | pré- | pre- |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |