Where does “prehodiernal” come from?
prehodiernal (English) comes from English hodiernal, from English hodiern, from Latin hodiernus, from Latin hodiē, from Latin hōc, from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
prehodiernal (English): Relating to past time earlier than today
Definitions
- Relating to past time earlier than today
Ancestry of “prehodiernal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hodiernal | Of or pertaining to the present day or today;... |
| 2 | English | hodiern | Of this day; present-day |
| 3 | Latin | hodiernus | today's; present, present-day; actual |
| 4 | Latin | hodiē | — |
| 5 | Latin | hōc | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | — |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |