Where does “preconvict” come from?
preconvict (English) comes from English convict, from Middle English convicten, from Anglo-Norman convicter, from Latin convīctus, from Latin convīvō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
preconvict (English): To convict in advance
Definitions
- To convict in advance
Ancestry of “preconvict”, step by step
preconvict traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English convict
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | convict | To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or in a moral sense |
| 2 | Middle English | convicten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | convicter | to convict |
| 4 | Latin | convīctus | convinced |
| 5 | Latin | convīvō | to live with |
| 6 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | 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 |