Where does “preimposition” come from?
preimposition (English) comes from English imposition, from Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
preimposition (English): The act of preimposing
Definitions
- The act of preimposing
Ancestry of “preimposition”, step by step
preimposition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imposition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imposition | The act of imposing, laying on, affixing,... |
| 2 | Middle English | imposicioun | A charge or fee or its collection or retrieval;... |
| 3 | Old French | imposicion | — |
| 4 | Latin | impositio | application |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |