Where does “preamputation” come from?
preamputation (English) comes from English amputation, from Middle French amputation, from Latin amputatio, from Latin amputo, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
preamputation (English): Prior to amputation
Definitions
- Prior to amputation
Ancestry of “preamputation”, step by step
preamputation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English amputation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amputation | surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc;... |
| 2 | Middle French | amputation | — |
| 3 | Latin | amputatio | pruning, lopping off |
| 4 | Latin | amputo | I prune, cut off; I curtail, shorten |
| 5 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 6 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |