Where does “prehostility” come from?
prehostility (English) comes from English hostility, from Middle English hostilitie, from Old French hostilité, from Latin hostilitas, from Latin hostīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
prehostility (English): Prior to hostility
Definitions
- Prior to hostility
Ancestry of “prehostility”, step by step
prehostility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hostility
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hostility | The state of being hostile; A hostile action,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hostilitie | — |
| 3 | Old French | hostilité | — |
| 4 | Latin | hostilitas | hostility, enmity |
| 5 | Latin | hostīlis | hostile |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |