Where does “outpreen” come from?
outpreen (English) comes from English preen, from Old French proignier, from Old French prooignier, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ — to run.
outpreen (English): To surpass in preening
Definitions
- To surpass in preening
Ancestry of “outpreen”, step by step
outpreen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English preen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preen | A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing... |
| 2 | Old French | proignier | to trim the feathers with the beak |
| 3 | Old French | prooignier | — |
| 4 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 5 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 6 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |