Where does “preacquisition” come from?
preacquisition (English) comes from English acquisition, from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquisītiō, from Latin acquirere, from Latin acquiro, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
preacquisition (English): Prior to acquisition
Definitions
- Prior to acquisition
Ancestry of “preacquisition”, step by step
preacquisition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acquisition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acquisition | The act or process of acquiring; The thing... |
| 2 | Old French | acquisicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | acquisītiō | acquisition |
| 4 | Latin | acquirere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | acquiro | I acquire or obtain; I accrue |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |