Where does “preaccounting” come from?

preaccounting (English) comes from English accounting, from English account, from Middle English acounte, from Anglo-Norman acunte, from Old French aconte, from Old French aconter, from Old French conter, from Latin computō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

preaccounting (English): Prior to accounting

Definitions

  1. Prior to accounting

Ancestry of “preaccounting”, step by step

preaccounting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English accounting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaccountingpresent participle of account; The development...
2EnglishaccountA registry of pecuniary transactions; a written...
3Middle EnglishacounteAn enumeration or count; the act of counting
4Anglo-Normanacunteaccount; count; calculation; account; version of...
5Old Frenchaconte
6Old Frenchaconterto tell; to inform of; to do the accounts
7Old Frenchconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
8Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
9Latincom-allomorph of con-
10Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt
17Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
18Old High Germankuti
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
22Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-