Where does “preindicate” come from?
preindicate (English) comes from English indicate, from Latin indicatus, from Latin indico, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
preindicate (English): To indicate in advance; to predict or foretell
Definitions
- To indicate in advance; to predict or foretell
Ancestry of “preindicate”, step by step
preindicate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indicate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indicate | To point out; to discover; to direct to a... |
| 2 | Latin | indicatus | indicated, pointed out, shown, having been... |
| 3 | Latin | indico | I indicate, point out; show, declare; I reveal,... |
| 4 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 5 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 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 |