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Where does “пренебречь” come from?

пренебречь (Russian) comes from Russian пре-, from Old Church Slavonic пре-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

пренебречь (Russian): to neglect, to disregard, to disdain, to slight;...

Definitions

  1. to neglect, to disregard, to disdain, to slight;...

Ancestry of “пренебречь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпре-over, across; most, very
2Old Church Slavonicпре-—
3Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
4Proto-Slavicpro-—
5Proto-Slavic*pro—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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