Where does “predecide” come from?
predecide (English) comes from English decide, from Middle English deciden, from Middle French décider, from Latin dēcīdō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
predecide (English): To decide in advance
Definitions
- To decide in advance
Ancestry of “predecide”, step by step
predecide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English decide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decide | To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| 2 | Middle English | deciden | To make a ruling or judgement; to decide an issue... |
| 3 | Middle French | décider | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēcīdō | to fall down or off; collapse; drop, hang down |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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 |