Where does “predebriefing” come from?

predebriefing (English) comes from English debriefing, from English debrief, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

predebriefing (English): Before debriefing

Definitions

  1. Before debriefing

Ancestry of “predebriefing”, step by step

predebriefing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English debriefing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdebriefingThe act of debriefing, or the state of being...
2EnglishdebriefTo question someone after a military mission in...
3Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
4Latindē-of; from
5Latinof; concerning; about
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

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 pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti