prete
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈprɛ.te/
noun
Definitions
- priest, clergyman, minister, pastor
Etymology
Inherited from Latin *previter, presbyter (elder, priest) derived from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (elder, older, senior).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πρεσβύτερος
Gloss
elder, older, senior
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- presbyter English
- *preptо̄ Latin
- *previter Latin
- preb(i)ter Latin
- presbyter Latin
- prev(i)ter Latin
- previter Latin
- arcipretale Italian
- arciprete Italian
- presbitero Italian
- pretaglia Italian
- pretesco Italian
- pretino Italian
- prêtre French
- prêtresse French
- πρέσβῠς Ancient Greek
- πρεσβύτερος Ancient Greek
- prezbiter Polish
- preost Old English
- prēost Old English
- prēost, preost Old English
- preispitéir Irish
- prestre Old French
- presbitero Esperanto
- prezbiter Serbo-Croatian
- презбитер Serbo-Croatian
- arcipreste Galician
- priester Middle Dutch
- prestre Middle French
- preire Occitan
- priast Dalmatian
- prete Corsican
- primter Old Welsh
- prét Emilian
- prît Emilian
- prit Romagnol