Where does “prezbit” come from?

prezbit (Romanian) comes from French presbyte, from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prezbit (Romanian): farsighted

Definitions

  1. farsighted

Ancestry of “prezbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpresbytefarsighted; presbyope, person suffering from...
2Ancient Greekπρέσβυςelderly, aged; old man; elder, chief, prince
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek πρέσβυς →