Proto-Indo-European
*preh₂-
‘before, in front’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
35 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-, most familiar first.
- for ← *furi ← *furi ← *pr̥h₂-i
- first ← fyrest ← *furist ← *furistaz ← *furai
- premier ← prīmārius ← prīmus ← *prīzmos ← *pri
- prestigious ← praestigiosus ← praestringō ← *prai- ← *prai
- prairie ← praerie ← *prataria ← prātum
- forbid ← forbeden ← forbēodan ← *furibeudaną ← *furi
- primer ← prīmārius ← prīmus ← *prīzmos ← *pri
- preface ← prefātia ← praefātiō ← praefor ← *prai-
- prefix ← praefīxum ← praefīxus ← *prai- ← *prai
- primate ← prīmās ← prīmus ← *prīzmos ← *pri
- primacy ← primacie ← primatia ← primas ← prīmus
- precede ← précéder ← praecēdō ← *prai- ← *prai
More words from *preh₂-
- preeminent
- prescient
- parasol
- parley
- portobello
- impregnate
- primero
- forenoon
- precocity
- pregnane
- precocial
- aprimorate
- aprimoration
- deprehension
- parasynthetic
- parabariomicrolite
- parophthalmoncus
- preterition
- primosome
- precoce
- praeputiophobia
- prairillon
- pratal
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-