Where does “predementia” come from?

predementia (English) comes from English dementia, from Latin dēmentia, from Latin dēmēns, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

predementia (English): Early symptoms that sometimes lead to full-blown...

Definitions

  1. Early symptoms that sometimes lead to full-blown...

Ancestry of “predementia”, step by step

predementia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dementia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdementiaA progressive decline in cognitive function due...
2Latindēmentiamadness, insanity
3Latindēmēnsout of one’s mind or senses: mad, raving, insane, crazy; more generally: foolish, reckless, distracted, infatuated
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 pós