Etymology

predella

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Today it means: A raised step near the base of a Christian altar. Full definition →

Italian predella ← Lombardic pretil
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  1. Lombardic · derived frompretil
  2. Italian · borrowed frompredella
  3. English todaypredella

Borrowed from Italian predella, from Lombardic pretil.

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