Where does “Prekantian” come from?
Prekantian (English) comes from English pre, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Prekantian (English): Before the development of Kantian philosophy
Definitions
- Before the development of Kantian philosophy
Ancestry of “Prekantian”, step by step
Prekantian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English kantian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kantian | Of, pertaining to, or resembling the philosophical views of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) |
| 2 | English | -ian | From, related to, or like; One from, belonging... |
| 3 | English | Hobbesian | Involving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized... |
| 4 | English | Hobbes | a surname |
| 5 | English | Robert | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | Robert | — |