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Where does “precompound” come from?

precompound (English) comes from English compound, from Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, from Latin compono, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

precompound (English): Occurring just before the formation of an excited...

Definitions

  1. Occurring just before the formation of an excited...

Ancestry of “precompound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompoundAn enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or...
2Middle Englishcompounen—
3Middle Frenchcomponre—
4LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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