Where does “preallocate” come from?
preallocate (English) comes from English allocate, from Latin allocatus, from Latin allocō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
preallocate (English): To set aside before a need arises for a purpose
Definitions
- To set aside before a need arises for a purpose
Ancestry of “preallocate”, step by step
preallocate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English allocate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allocate | To set aside for a purpose; To distribute... |
| 2 | Latin | allocatus | allocated |
| 3 | Latin | allocō | to hire |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | 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 |