Where does “pregroove” come from?
pregroove (English) comes from English groove, from Middle English grov, from Middle Dutch groeve, from Old Dutch gruova, from Proto-West Germanic *grōbu, from Proto-Germanic grōbō, from Proto-Germanic grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ- — to dig, scratch, scrape.
pregroove (English): A premolded spiral groove in an optical disc, used to guide the laser beam when the disc is read or written
Definitions
- A premolded spiral groove in an optical disc, used to guide the laser beam when the disc is read or written
Ancestry of “pregroove”, step by step
pregroove traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English groove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groove | A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such... |
| 2 | Middle English | grov | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | groeve | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gruova | hole, ditch, pit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grōbu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grōbō | hole, ditch, pit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |
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 |