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Where does “precoitional” come from?

precoitional (English) comes from English coitional, from English coition, from Latin coitio, from Latin coeō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

precoitional (English): Prior to sexual intercourse

Definitions

  1. Prior to sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “precoitional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoitionalRelating to sexual intercourse
2EnglishcoitionSexual intercourse
3Latincoitiomeeting; combination; coitus, sexual intercourse
4Latincoeō—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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