prêt.
ready
Meaning & usage
ready
Je ne suis pas prêt.
Tenez-vous prêt pour partir dans deux heures.
Where this word comes from
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- Latin stō Latin praestō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin praestus Old French prest Middle French prest French prêt Inherited from Middle French prest, from Old French prest, from Late Latin praestus, from the Latin adverb praestō. Compare Catalan prest, Italian presto. Doublet of preste.
loan
lending, loaning
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old French prester Old French prest Middle French prest French prêt Inherited from Middle French prest, from Old French prest, deverbal from prester (whence Modern French prêter). Compare English prest (“loan; duty, tax”).
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