Where does “predownload” come from?
predownload (English) comes from English download, from English down-, from Middle English down-, from Old English dūne-, from Old English dūne, from Old English adūne, from Old English ofdūne, from Old English dūn — smoke; mist, haze.
predownload (English): To download in advance
Definitions
- To download in advance
Ancestry of “predownload”, step by step
predownload traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English download
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | download | A file transfer to the local computer; A file... |
| 2 | English | down- | decrease; lower position or direction, literally... |
| 3 | Middle English | down- | — |
| 4 | Old English | dūne- | down- |
| 5 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 6 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 7 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 8 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |