Where does “predilutional” come from?
predilutional (English) comes from English dilutional, from English dilution, from English -ion, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
predilutional (English): Prior to dilution
Definitions
- Prior to dilution
Ancestry of “predilutional”, step by step
predilutional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dilutional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dilutional | Of or pertaining to dilution; That dilutes |
| 2 | English | dilution | The process of making something dilute; A... |
| 3 | English | -ion | an action or process, or the result of an action... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀπόγειον | apogee, greatest distance from the Earth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
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 |