Where does “prehealth” come from?
prehealth (English) comes from English health, from Middle English helþe, from Old English hǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic hailiþō, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.
prehealth (English): Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in...
Definitions
- Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in...
Ancestry of “prehealth”, step by step
prehealth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English health
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | health | The state of being free from physical or... |
| 2 | Middle English | helþe | soundness; health; recovery |
| 3 | Old English | hǣlþ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailiþō | wholeness, health |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |
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 |