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Where does “preferans” come from?

preferans (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French préférence, from French préférer, from Middle French preferer, from Old French preferer, from Latin praefero, from Proto-Italic praiferō.

preferans (Serbo-Croatian): preferans

Definitions

  1. preferans

Ancestry of “preferans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpréférencepreference; like
2Frenchpréférerto prefer
3Middle Frenchprefererto prefer
4Old Frenchprefererto prefer; to prioritize
5LatinpraeferoI bear, hold or carry before or forth; I carry...
6Proto-Italicpraiferō—
Every word from Proto-Italic praiferō →