Where does “predividend” come from?

predividend (English) comes from English dividend, from Middle French dividende, from Latin dividendum, from Latin divido, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

predividend (English): Before a dividend is paid

Definitions

  1. Before a dividend is paid

Ancestry of “predividend”, step by step

predividend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dividend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdividendA number or expression that is to be divided by...
2Middle Frenchdividende
3Latindividendumnominative neuter singular of dīvidendus;...
4LatindividoI divide, separate; I distribute, apportion; I...
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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