Where does “precorrect” come from?
precorrect (English) comes from English correct, from Middle English correcten, from Anglo-Norman correcter, from Latin correctus, from Latin corrigēre, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
precorrect (English): To correct before another operation
Definitions
- To correct before another operation
Ancestry of “precorrect”, step by step
precorrect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English correct
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | correct | Free from error; true; accurate; With good... |
| 2 | Middle English | correcten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | correcter | — |
| 4 | Latin | correctus | corrected; straightened; improved |
| 5 | Latin | corrigēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |