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Where does “Prem” come from?

Prem (English) comes from English premature, from English mature, from Middle English mature, from Middle French mature, from Latin mātūrus, from Proto-Celtic matus, from Czech -mat, from Czech automat — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Prem (English): A prematurely born infant

Definitions

  1. A prematurely born infant

Ancestry of “Prem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprematureoccurring before a state of readiness or maturity...
2EnglishmatureFully developed; grown up in terms of physical...
3Middle Englishmature—
4Middle Frenchmature—
5Latinmātūrus—
6Proto-Celticmatus—
7Czech-mat—
8Czechautomatautomaton; vending machine, automat
9Germanautomat—
10Ancient Greekαὐτόματον—
11Ancient Greekαὐτόματοςself-willed, unbidden; self-moving,...
12Ancient Greekμέμααto wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire
13Ancient Greekμέμοναto be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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