Where does “prearrangement” come from?
prearrangement (English) comes from English arrangement, from French arrangement, from French arranger, from Old French arangier, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.
prearrangement (English): An arrangement or plan made beforehand
Definitions
- An arrangement or plan made beforehand
Ancestry of “prearrangement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | arrangement | The act of arranging; The manner of being... |
| 2 | French | arrangement | arrangement |
| 3 | French | arranger | to arrange; to suit, to be convenient; to be set... |
| 4 | Old French | arangier | to arrange |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |