Where does “preanesthesia” come from?
preanesthesia (English) comes from English anesthesia, from English anæsthesia, from English an-, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
Ancestry of “preanesthesia”, step by step
preanesthesia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anesthesia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anesthesia | An artificial method of preventing sensation,... |
| 2 | English | anæsthesia | — |
| 3 | English | an- | Alternative form of on-; not; used to make words... |
| 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 |