Where does “prebleaching” come from?
prebleaching (English) comes from English bleaching, from English bleach, from Middle English bleche, from Old English blǣċ, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.
prebleaching (English): bleaching prior to some other process
Definitions
- bleaching prior to some other process
Ancestry of “prebleaching”, step by step
prebleaching traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bleaching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bleaching | present participle of bleach; The process of... |
| 2 | English | bleach | Pale; bleak; To treat with bleach, especially so... |
| 3 | Middle English | bleche | — |
| 4 | Old English | blǣċ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |
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 |