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Where does “prestancia” come from?

prestancia (Spanish) comes from Latin praestantia, from Latin praestans, from Latin praesto, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prestancia (Spanish): excellence, distinction, superiority

Definitions

  1. excellence, distinction, superiority

Ancestry of “prestancia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraestantiapreeminence, superiority, excellence; nominative...
2Latinpraestansexcelling; providing, supplying
3Latinpraestopresent, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;...
4Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
5Proto-Italicprai-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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