myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of prediligere

Etymology of the Italian word prediligere

the Italian word prediligere

derived from the Late Latin word diligere (love, hold dear; value)

derived from the Latin word legere (read; gather, collect)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

using the Italian prefix pre-

derived from the Latin word prae (in front of; before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *prai-