Where does “prêt” come from?
prêt (Translingual) comes from French prêts, from French Prêt, from French prêter, from Middle French preter, from Old French prester, from Latin praesto, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
prêt (Translingual): The command to make ready; used regardless of language of the participants; in the sequence "en garde, prêt, aller"
Definitions
- The command to make ready; used regardless of language of the participants; in the sequence "en garde, prêt, aller"
Ancestry of “prêt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prêts | — |
| 2 | French | Prêt | ready |
| 3 | French | prêter | to lend; to lend itself to; to go along with |
| 4 | Middle French | preter | Alternative form of prester |
| 5 | Old French | prester | to borrow |
| 6 | Latin | praesto | present, at hand, ready; at hand, ready to help;... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |