Where does “preexponent” come from?
preexponent (English) comes from English exponent, from Latin expōnēns, from Latin expōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
preexponent (English): Any factor that multiplies an exponential...
Definitions
- Any factor that multiplies an exponential...
Ancestry of “preexponent”, step by step
preexponent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exponent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exponent | One who expounds, represents or advocates; The... |
| 2 | Latin | expōnēns | exposing |
| 3 | Latin | expōnō | to make conspicuous, to put something where everyone may see it: to expose, exhibit, display, set out |
| 4 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
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 |