Where does “preimbibe” come from?
preimbibe (English) comes from English imbibe, from Middle English imbiben, from Latin imbibō, from Latin bibō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
preimbibe (English): To imbibe prior to some other action
Definitions
- To imbibe prior to some other action
Ancestry of “preimbibe”, step by step
preimbibe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imbibe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imbibe | To drink; To take in; absorb |
| 2 | Middle English | imbiben | To absorb; to sop up |
| 3 | Latin | imbibō | to drink in, imbibe |
| 4 | Latin | bibō | to drink |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | 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 |