Where does “preindictment” come from?
preindictment (English) comes from English indictment, from Middle English endytement, from Anglo-Norman enditement, from Old French enditer, from Late Latin indicto, from Latin indictus, from Latin dictus, from Latin dīcō — shoe.
preindictment (English): Before indictment
Definitions
- Before indictment
Ancestry of “preindictment”, step by step
preindictment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indictment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indictment | An official formal accusation for a criminal... |
| 2 | Middle English | endytement | action of accusing |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | enditement | — |
| 4 | Old French | enditer | Alternative form of enditier |
| 5 | Late Latin | indicto | dative masculine singular of indictus; dative... |
| 6 | Latin | indictus | declared, proclaimed, published, announced,... |
| 7 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
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 |