Where does “predisplay” come from?
predisplay (English) comes from English display, from Middle English displayen, from Old French despleier, from Latin displicō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
predisplay (English): Before display
Definitions
- Before display
Ancestry of “predisplay”, step by step
predisplay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English display
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | display | A show or spectacle; A piece of work to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | displayen | to display |
| 3 | Old French | despleier | Alternative form of desploiier |
| 4 | Latin | displicō | to unfold |
| 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 |