Where does “preponderent” come from?
preponderent (Romanian) comes from French prépondérant, from Latin praeponderans, from Latin praepondero, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
preponderent (Romanian): preponderant
Definitions
- preponderant
Ancestry of “preponderent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prépondérant | preponderant, overriding; dominant |
| 2 | Latin | praeponderans | |
| 3 | Latin | praepondero | I preponderate |
| 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 |