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Where does “criopreservar” come from?

criopreservar (Spanish) comes from Spanish preservar, from Latin praeservāre, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

criopreservar (Spanish): to cryopreserve

Definitions

  1. to cryopreserve

Ancestry of “criopreservar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpreservarto preserve; to be preserved
2Latinpraeservāre—
3Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
4Proto-Italicprai—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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