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Where does “prescurta” come from?

prescurta (Romanian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “prescurta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “prescurta”

  • prescurtare
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