Where does “prevalente” come from?
prevalente (Spanish) comes from Latin praevalens, from Latin praevaleō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prevalente (Spanish): prevalent
Definitions
- prevalent
Ancestry of “prevalente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praevalens | dominant; superior |
| 2 | Latin | praevaleō | to be very able or more able; to be superior, prevail |
| 3 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |