Where does “predilatory” come from?
predilatory (English) comes from English dilatory, from Old French dilatoire, from Latin dilatorius, from Latin dilator, from Latin dilatus, from Latin differō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
predilatory (English): Prior to dilation
Definitions
- Prior to dilation
Ancestry of “predilatory”, step by step
predilatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dilatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dilatory | Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision |
| 2 | Old French | dilatoire | — |
| 3 | Latin | dilatorius | extending or putting off |
| 4 | Latin | dilator | first-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | dilatus | scattered; rejected or sentenced |
| 6 | Latin | differō | to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |