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prae-

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See also: prae, præ-, and prä-

English

Prefix

prae-

(archaic, technical, or pedantic) Alternative form of pre-.

Anagrams

Earp, Pera, Rape, aper, pare, pear, rape, reap

Latin

Alternative forms

pre- (Medieval Latin)
p͛- (abbreviation, Medieval Latin)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der.

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-

Inherited from Proto-Italic *prai-, from *prai, from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-, from *per-. Related to prae (“before”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [prae̯]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pre]

Prefix

prae-

before; in front
in charge
of very high degree

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with prae-

Descendants

Italian: pre-
Old Occitan:
- Catalan: pre-
Old Galician-Portuguese:
- Galician: pre-
- Portuguese: pre-
→ Old Spanish:
- Spanish: pre-
→ English: pre-
→ French: pré-
→ German: prä-
→ Norwegian: pre-
→ Portuguese: pré-
→ Romanian: pre-

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