Where does “prealigned” come from?

prealigned (English) comes from English pre, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prealigned (English): aligned prior to another operation

Definitions

  1. aligned prior to another operation

Ancestry of “prealigned”, step by step

prealigned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English aligned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishalignedsimple past tense and past participle of align;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós