Where does “prefader” come from?
prefader (English) comes from English fader, from English fade, from Middle English fade, from Middle Dutch vade, from Old French fade, from Vulgar Latin fatidus, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus — to speak, to be talking.
prefader (English): Prior to audio processing by a fader
Definitions
- Prior to audio processing by a fader
Ancestry of “prefader”, step by step
prefader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fader
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fader | A device used to control sound volume; A program... |
| 2 | English | fade | Weak; insipid; tasteless |
| 3 | Middle English | fade | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vade | weak, faint, limp |
| 5 | Old French | fade | weak, witless |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | fatidus | — |
| 7 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 8 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 9 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
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 |