verb/pɾesˈtaɾ/
to lend; to give, pay (e.g., attention); to have a natural inclination, a natural tendency; to take; to borrow
“Préstame tu bicicleta.” — Lend me your bicycle.
Synonyms: pedir prestado, tomar prestado
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- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *staējō Proto-Italic *staēō Latin stō Latin praestāre Old Spanish prestar Spanish prestar Inherited from Old Spanish prestar, from Latin praestāre. Coromines and Pascua