Where does “precolumn” come from?
precolumn (English) comes from English column, from Middle English columne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
precolumn (English): Situated before the column of a chromatograph; A...
Definitions
- Situated before the column of a chromatograph; A...
Ancestry of “precolumn”, step by step
precolumn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English column
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | column | A solid upright structure designed usually to... |
| 2 | Middle English | columne | Alternative form of columpne |
| 3 | Old French | columne | column |
| 4 | Latin | columna | column, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |
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 |