LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

praeambulō

praeambulō (present infinitive praeambulāre, perfect active praeambulāvī)
Classical[prae̯ˈam.bʊ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[preˈam.bu.lo]

Meaning

  1. to walk before, go before, precede

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praeambulōpraeambulābampraeambulābōpraeambulāvīpraeambulāverampraeambulāverō
2nd sg.praeambulāspraeambulābāspraeambulābispraeambulāvistīpraeambulāverāspraeambulāveris
3rd sg.praeambulatpraeambulābatpraeambulābitpraeambulāvitpraeambulāveratpraeambulāverit
1st pl.praeambulāmuspraeambulābāmuspraeambulābimuspraeambulāvimuspraeambulāverāmuspraeambulāverimus
2nd pl.praeambulātispraeambulābātispraeambulābitispraeambulāvistispraeambulāverātispraeambulāveritis
3rd pl.praeambulantpraeambulābantpraeambulābuntpraeambulāvērunt
praeambulāvēre		praeambulāverantpraeambulāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praeambulempraeambulārempraeambulāverimpraeambulāvissem
2nd sg.praeambulēspraeambulārēspraeambulāverīspraeambulāvissēs
3rd sg.praeambuletpraeambulāretpraeambulāveritpraeambulāvisset
1st pl.praeambulēmuspraeambulārēmuspraeambulāverīmuspraeambulāvissēmus
2nd pl.praeambulētispraeambulārētispraeambulāverītispraeambulāvissētis
3rd pl.praeambulentpraeambulārentpraeambulāverintpraeambulāvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praeambulā—
pres. 2nd pl.praeambulāte—
fut. 2nd sg.praeambulātō—
fut. 3rd sg.praeambulātō—
fut. 2nd pl.praeambulātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praeambulantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraeambulāre—
perfect infinitivepraeambulāvisse—
present participlepraeambulāns—
gerundpraeambulandī, praeambulandō, praeambulandum

prae-ambŭlo, āre, v. n.,
I. to walk before (post-class.), Mart. Cap. 9, § 905.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraeambulō

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₂-der. Proto-Italic *alō Latin *alō Latin ambulō Latin praeambulō From prae- (“before”) + ambulō (“walk; traverse”).

In English words that came into English from praeambulō

  • preamblepraeambulum

Quick answers

What does praeambulō mean in Latin?
praeambulō, a verb, means “to walk before, go before, precede”.
What are the principal parts of praeambulō?
praeambulō, praeambulāre, praeambulāvī (first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce praeambulō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈam.bʊ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈam.bu.lo].
Where does praeambulō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praeambulō.