Where does “preimpose” come from?
preimpose (English) comes from English impose, from Middle English imposen, from Middle French imposer, from Latin imponere, from Latin impono, from Latin im-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
preimpose (English): To impose ahead of time
Definitions
- To impose ahead of time
Ancestry of “preimpose”, step by step
preimpose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impose | To establish or apply by authority; to be an... |
| 2 | Middle English | imposen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | imposer | to lay on, impose |
| 4 | Latin | imponere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | impono | I place on or upon, set upon, lay upon; I impose... |
| 6 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |