Where does “prefixally” come from?
prefixally (English) comes from English prefixal, from English prefix, from Latin praefixum, from Latin praefixus, from Latin praefigo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
prefixally (English): In a prefixal manner
Ancestry of “prefixally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prefixal | That may be modified by the addition of a prefix;... |
| 2 | English | prefix | Something placed before another; To determine... |
| 3 | Latin | praefixum | nominative neuter singular of praefīxus;... |
| 4 | Latin | praefixus | fastened or attached in front; prefixed |
| 5 | Latin | praefigo | I fasten before, attach in front; I point with |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |