Where does “preabdomen” come from?
preabdomen (English) comes from English abdomen, from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, from Latin abdō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
preabdomen (English): The enlarged anterior portion of the abdomen of a...
Definitions
- The enlarged anterior portion of the abdomen of a...
Ancestry of “preabdomen”, step by step
preabdomen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English abdomen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abdomen | The fat surrounding the belly; The belly, or that... |
| 2 | Middle French | abdomen | — |
| 3 | Latin | abdomen | belly, abdomen; gluttony |
| 4 | Latin | abdō | to hide, conceal, keep secret, cover, suppress, sheathe |
| 5 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 7 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |