prae-

See also: prae, præ-, and prä-

English

Prefix

prae-

1. (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

From Proto-Italic *prai-, from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before, in front of”). Related to prae (“before”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯/, [präe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pre/, [pre]

Prefix

prae-

1. before; in front
2. in charge
3. indicating very high degree, e.g., praepotens

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-