LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

praequam

praequam (not comparable)
Classical[ˈprae̯.kʷãː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.kʷam]

Meaning

  1. not comparableCompared with the way in which
  2. not comparableCompared with
  3. not comparableBeyond the way in which, further than

praequam, adv., v. prae.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Latin praequam From prae + quam.

Quick answers

What does praequam mean in Latin?
praequam, a adverb, means “Compared with the way in which; Beyond the way in which, further than”.
How do you pronounce praequam?
In classical Latin, [ˈprae̯.kʷãː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɛː.kʷam].
Where does praequam come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Latin praequam.