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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-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-

Inherited from Proto-Italic *prai-, from *prai, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i, from *preh₂- + *-i. Related to prae (“before”).

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

prae-

fore-
in charge
of very high degree

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with prae-

Descendants

Catalan: pre-
French: pré-
Galician: pre-
Italian: pre-
Portuguese: pre- / pré-
Romanian: pre-
Spanish: pre-
→ English: pre- / prae- / præ-
→ German: prä-
→ Norwegian: pre-

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