Where does “prehesternal” come from?
prehesternal (English) comes from English hesternal, from Latin hesternus, from Latin heri, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.
prehesternal (English): Relating to past time earlier than yesterday
Definitions
- Relating to past time earlier than yesterday
Ancestry of “prehesternal”, step by step
prehesternal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hesternal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hesternal | Of or pertaining to yesterday |
| 2 | Latin | hesternus | yesterday's |
| 3 | Latin | heri | yesterday |
| 4 | Latin | here | yesterday; second-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hezī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyési | yesterday |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |
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 |