Where does “preinclude” come from?
preinclude (English) comes from English include, from Middle English includen, from Latin inclūdō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
preinclude (English): To include beforehand
Definitions
- To include beforehand
Ancestry of “preinclude”, step by step
preinclude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English include
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | include | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member |
| 2 | Middle English | includen | — |
| 3 | Latin | inclūdō | to shut up or in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | 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 |