Where does “prearrival” come from?

prearrival (English) comes from English arrival, from English arrive, from Middle English arriven, from Old French ariver, from Latin adripo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

prearrival (English): Before arrival

Definitions

  1. Before arrival

Ancestry of “prearrival”, step by step

prearrival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English arrival

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharrivalThe act of arriving or something that has...
2EnglisharriveTo reach; to get to a certain place; To obtain a...
3Middle Englisharriven
4Old Frenchariverto arrive
5Latinadripoto land, come ashore
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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