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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/prai

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 This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i (“before, in front of”).[1]

Preposition

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*prai (+ ablative)[1]

  1. before
  2. in front of

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Latin: prae
  • Oscan: 𐌐𐌓𐌀𐌉 (prai)
  • Umbrian: 𐌐𐌓𐌄 (pre)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “prae”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 485-6
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