Where does “prediscontinuation” come from?
prediscontinuation (English) comes from English discontinuation, from English continuation, from Old French continuation, from Latin continuatio, from Latin continuō, from Latin continuus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn- — resin.
prediscontinuation (English): Before discontinuation
Definitions
- Before discontinuation
Ancestry of “prediscontinuation”, step by step
prediscontinuation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discontinuation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discontinuation | Breach or interruption of continuity; separation... |
| 2 | English | continuation | The act or state of continuing or being... |
| 3 | Old French | continuation | continuation (act of continuing) |
| 4 | Latin | continuatio | continuation |
| 5 | Latin | continuō | to join, connect, unite, make continuous |
| 6 | Latin | continuus | continuous, uninterrupted, successive; straight,... |
| 7 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
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 |