ferre

bear, carry, bring

Forms

fer-
lat- — Used for ‘carried’ in the Latin verb’s grammar, but supplied by a different older root.

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *bher-, ‘bear; carry.’

English bear is a relative from the same older source, rather than a Latin borrowing.

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noun

PREL-ut/ˈprelət/

A high-ranking member of the clergy, such as a bishop.

Etymology

The image is of someone 'carried before' others, hence preferred or advanced in rank. In church use, this became a title for a high-ranking cleric.