Where does “prebypass” come from?

prebypass (English) comes from English bypass, from English by-, from Middle English bi-, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

prebypass (English): Prior to a bypass

Definitions

  1. Prior to a bypass

Ancestry of “prebypass”, step by step

prebypass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bypass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbypassa road that passes around something, such as a...
2Englishby-town or city; nearness or roundaboutness;...
3Middle Englishbi-A prefix forming transitive verbs from any content word, often denoting completion or thoroughness
4Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
5Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
6Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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 h₂en-
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