Etymology

prandial

pran·di·al
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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a meal, especially dinner. Full definition →

Late Latin prandialis ← Latin prandium ← Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃mós
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The story

  1. Latin · derived from-ium
  2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pr̥h₃mós“first”
  3. Latin · borrowed fromprandium“late breakfast; lunch”
  4. Late Latin · borrowed fromprandialis
  5. English todayprandial

Borrowed from Late Latin prandialis, or Latin prandium (“late breakfast; lunch”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Prandium is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₃mós (“first”) (from *preh₃-) + *h₁ed- (“to eat”) + Latin -ium (suffix forming nouns).

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