presto
adj
Meaning
- quick; swift
- prepared; ready
- first-person singular present indicative of prestar
Etymology / origin
Inherited from Late Latin praestus, from the adverb praestō. Cognate with Old Spanish presto.
- presto(Old Spanish)→
- praestus(la-lat)→
- praestus(la-lat)→
- presto (Old Galician-Portuguese)
- Relations: inh, inh, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- presto(Old Spanish) (cog)
- presto(Portuguese) (inh)
- presto(Portuguese) (inh)
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