Where does “prealign” come from?
prealign (English) comes from English align, from Middle English alynen, from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from Latin lineare, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
prealign (English): To align prior to some other process
Definitions
- To align prior to some other process
Ancestry of “prealign”, step by step
prealign traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English align
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | align | To form a line; to fall into line; To adjust or... |
| 2 | Middle English | alynen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | aligner | — |
| 4 | Old French | alignier | — |
| 5 | Latin | lineare | present active infinitive of līneō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
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 |