Where does “precontrive” come from?
precontrive (English) comes from English contrive, from Middle English contreve, from Old French controver, from Old French trover, from Vulgar Latin tropare, from Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος, from Ancient Greek τροπή.
precontrive (English): To contrive or plan beforehand
Definitions
- To contrive or plan beforehand
Ancestry of “precontrive”, step by step
precontrive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contrive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contrive | To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise;... |
| 2 | Middle English | contreve | to invent |
| 3 | Old French | controver | — |
| 4 | Old French | trover | to find |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tropare | to compose; present active infinitive of *tropō |
| 6 | Latin | tropus | a figurative use of a word, a trope; a way of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τρόπος | a turn, way, manner, style; a trope or figure of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |