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Where does “premura” come from?

premura (Spanish) comes from Italian premura, from Italian premere, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

premura (Spanish): urgency, hurry

Definitions

  1. urgency, hurry

Ancestry of “premura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpremuracare, attention; urgency, hurry; third-person...
2Italianpremereto press; to pull
3Latinpremō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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