Where does “precompositionally” come from?
precompositionally (English) comes from English precompositional, from English compositional, from English composition, from Middle English composicioun, from Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
precompositionally (English): Prior to composing music; relating to precomposition
Definitions
- Prior to composing music; relating to precomposition
Ancestry of “precompositionally”, step by step
precompositionally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English precompositional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precompositional | Prior to composing music; relating to precomposition |
| 2 | English | compositional | Of or pertaining to composition; Being the sum of... |
| 3 | English | composition | The act of putting together; assembly; A mixture... |
| 4 | Middle English | composicioun | The makeup, ingredients, or composition of... |
| 5 | Old French | composicion | composition |
| 6 | Latin | compositiō | arrangement, combination |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |