Where does “precondemn” come from?

precondemn (English) comes from English condemn, from Middle English condempnen, from Old French condamner, from Latin condemnō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

precondemn (English): To condemn beforehand

Definitions

  1. To condemn beforehand

Ancestry of “precondemn”, step by step

precondemn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English condemn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcondemnTo strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate...
2Middle Englishcondempnento condemn, denounce, criticise
3Old Frenchcondamnerto condemn
4Latincondemnōto condemn, convict, sentence. (+ genitive or + ablative of the crime, + ad + accusative of the punishment)
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
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
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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,...

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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