noun, feminine/pɾedileɡˈθjon/plural: predilecciones
predilection; fondness
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Latin dīligō Latin praedīligō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin praedīlēctiōbor. Spanish predilección Borrowed from Latin praedīlēctiō. Compare French prédilection.