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

Etymology

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

    Preposition

    *prai (+ ablative)

    1. before
    2. in front of

    Derived terms

    Descendants

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

    References

    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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