Where does “precanning” come from?
precanning (English) comes from English canning, from English can, from Spanish can, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
precanning (English): Before canning
Definitions
- Before canning
Ancestry of “precanning”, step by step
precanning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English canning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | canning | present participle of can; The process of... |
| 2 | English | can | To know how to; to be able to; May; to be... |
| 3 | Spanish | can | dog, hound |
| 4 | Latin | Canis | a dog, a hound animal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
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 |