Etymograph

English

Prévost

Prévost comes from Old French prevost ‘provost (person)’, and goes back to Latin praepositus ‘placed in front’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraepositus‘placed in front’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400prevost‘provost (person)’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentPrévost
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraepositus‘placed in front’
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400prevost‘provost (person)’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentPrévost
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin praepositus ‘placed in front’

provost, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname from French, variant of Prevost

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin praepositus / Prévost

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