Where does “foreappointment” come from?
foreappointment (English) comes from English appointment, from English appoint, from Middle English apointen, from Old French apointier, from Old French pointier, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
foreappointment (English): Previous appointment; preordination
Definitions
- Previous appointment; preordination
Ancestry of “foreappointment”, step by step
foreappointment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appointment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appointment | The act of appointing a person to hold an office... |
| 2 | English | appoint | To set, fix or determine by authority or... |
| 3 | Middle English | apointen | — |
| 4 | Old French | apointier | to prepare; to equip; to treat |
| 5 | Old French | pointier | — |
| 6 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 7 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 8 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |