Where does “prefața” come from?
prefața (Romanian) comes from French préfacer, from French préface, from Old French preface, from Medieval Latin prefatia, from Latin praefātiō, from Latin praefor, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
prefața (Romanian): to preface
Definitions
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Ancestry of “prefața”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | préfacer | to write a preface |
| 2 | French | préface | preface; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old French | preface | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | prefatia | — |
| 5 | Latin | praefātiō | preface, prologue |
| 6 | Latin | praefor | I say, utter, mention beforehand or in advance; I... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |