Where does “preincorporate” come from?
preincorporate (English) comes from English incorporate, from English corporate, from Latin corporatus, from Latin corporare, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
preincorporate (English): To incorporate in advance
Definitions
- To incorporate in advance
Ancestry of “preincorporate”, step by step
preincorporate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incorporate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incorporate | To include as a part; To mix as an ingredient;... |
| 2 | English | corporate | Of or relating to a corporation; Formed into a... |
| 3 | Latin | corporatus | A member of a corporation; corporate |
| 4 | Latin | corporare | present active infinitive of corporō;... |
| 5 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
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 |