Where does “prestidigitație” come from?

prestidigitație (Romanian) comes from French prestidigitation, from French prestidigitateur, from French preste, from Italian presto, from Italian prestare, from Latin praesto, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.

prestidigitație (Romanian): prestidigitation

Definitions

  1. prestidigitation

Ancestry of “prestidigitație”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprestidigitationprestidigitation
2Frenchprestidigitateurconjurer, magician
3Frenchpresteagile, quick
4Italianprestoready; fast, quick, nimble; soon
5Italianprestareto lend; to pay, to give
6Latinpraestopresent, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;...
7Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
8Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-