Where does “prebronchodilator” come from?

prebronchodilator (English) comes from English bronchodilator, from English dilator, from English dilate, from Middle English dilaten, from Old French dilater, from Latin dīlātō, from Latin differō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prebronchodilator (English): Prior to the use of a bronchodilator

Definitions

  1. Prior to the use of a bronchodilator

Ancestry of “prebronchodilator”, step by step

prebronchodilator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bronchodilator

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbronchodilatorAny drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial...
2EnglishdilatorAny nerve or muscle that causes part of the body...
3EnglishdilateTo enlarge; to make bigger; To become wider or...
4Middle Englishdilaten
5Old Frenchdilater
6Latindīlātōto spread out, extend, dilate
7Latindifferōto carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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 Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx