Where does “preauthorize” come from?
preauthorize (English) comes from English authorize, from Middle English auctorisen, from Old French auctorisier, from Medieval Latin auctorizo, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
preauthorize (English): To authorize in advance
Definitions
- To authorize in advance
Ancestry of “preauthorize”, step by step
preauthorize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English authorize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | authorize | To grant the permission or power necessary to... |
| 2 | Middle English | auctorisen | — |
| 3 | Old French | auctorisier | to authorize; to permit; to allow |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | auctorizo | I authorize; I authenticate; I approve or confirm |
| 5 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |