Where does “predoctorally” come from?

predoctorally (English) comes from English predoctoral, from English doctoral, from English doctor, from Middle English doctour, from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

predoctorally (English): Prior to receiving a doctorate

Definitions

  1. Prior to receiving a doctorate

Ancestry of “predoctorally”, step by step

predoctorally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English predoctoral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpredoctoralPrior to receiving a doctorate
2EnglishdoctoralRelating to a doctorate; Pertaining to a medical...
3EnglishdoctorA physician; a member of the medical profession;...
4Middle Englishdoctourdoctor
5Anglo-NormandoctourAlternative spelling of doctur
6Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s