Where does “prefacer” come from?
prefacer (English) comes from English Preface, from Middle English preface, from Old French preface, from Medieval Latin prefatia, from Latin praefātiō, from Latin praefor, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
prefacer (English): The writer of a preface
Definitions
- The writer of a preface
Ancestry of “prefacer”, step by step
prefacer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Preface
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Preface | The part of the liturgy that precedes the main... |
| 2 | Middle English | preface | — |
| 3 | Old French | preface | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | prefatia | — |
| 5 | Latin | praefātiō | preface, prologue |
| 6 | Latin | praefor | I say, utter, mention beforehand or in advance; I... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |