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Stage 1 of 2
praeferre
Latin · ancient
"to carry before, to favor"
to carry before, to place first, from prae- (before) and ferre (to carry)
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Stage 2 of 2
prefer
English · 1300s
"to like one thing more than another"
settled as the English word for liking one thing more than another
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