Where does “predilute” come from?
predilute (English) comes from English dilute, from Latin dilutus, from Latin diluere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
predilute (English): prediluted; To dilute in advance
Definitions
- prediluted; To dilute in advance
Ancestry of “predilute”, step by step
predilute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dilute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dilute | To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution,... |
| 2 | Latin | dilutus | washed away, drenched, having been washed away;... |
| 3 | Latin | diluere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | 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 |