Where does “preconsideration” come from?
preconsideration (English) comes from English consideration, from Old French consideracion, from Latin consideratio, from Latin cōnsīderō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
preconsideration (English): consideration; the act of considering something in advance
Definitions
- consideration; the act of considering something in advance
Ancestry of “preconsideration”, step by step
preconsideration traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English consideration
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consideration | The thought process of considering, of taking... |
| 2 | Old French | consideracion | — |
| 3 | Latin | consideratio | gaze, inspection; contemplation, consideration |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsīderō | to examine, look at or inspect, survey |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |