Where does “predismissal” come from?
predismissal (English) comes from English dismissal, from English dismiss, from Latin dimissus, from Latin dīmittō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
predismissal (English): Before dismissal
Definitions
- Before dismissal
Ancestry of “predismissal”, step by step
predismissal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dismissal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dismissal | The act of sending someone away; Deprivation of... |
| 2 | English | dismiss | To discharge; to end the employment or service... |
| 3 | Latin | dimissus | sent away, dismissed, banished |
| 4 | Latin | dīmittō | to send away, send forth, send off, dismiss, let go |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | 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 |