Where does “predietary” come from?
predietary (English) comes from English dietary, from Medieval Latin diētārium, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
predietary (English): Before starting a diet
Definitions
- Before starting a diet
Ancestry of “predietary”, step by step
predietary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dietary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dietary | Of, or relating to diet; Comprising a food... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | diētārium | — |
| 3 | Latin | diaeta | diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δίαιτα | way of living, way of life, mode of life,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
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 |