Where does “prèstignuti” come from?
prèstignuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian stići, from Proto-Slavic stigti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic steigtei, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.
prèstignuti (Serbo-Croatian): to outpace, to outdrive, to outstrip, to outdistance, to overtake, to pass someone or something who/that is ahead
Definitions
- to outpace, to outdrive, to outstrip, to outdistance, to overtake, to pass someone or something who/that is ahead
Ancestry of “prèstignuti”, step by step
prèstignuti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian stići
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | stići | Alternative form of stignuti |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stigti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | steigtei | to walk, to hurry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |
via Serbo-Croatian pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pre | before, earlier; before; ago |