Where does “preinfest” come from?
preinfest (English) comes from English infest, from Middle English infesten, from Old French infester, from Latin īnfestō, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
preinfest (English): To infest with one organism before a reinfestation with another
Definitions
- To infest with one organism before a reinfestation with another
Ancestry of “preinfest”, step by step
preinfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English infest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | infest | To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers;... |
| 2 | Middle English | infesten | — |
| 3 | Old French | infester | to infest |
| 4 | Latin | īnfestō | to vex repeatedly, trouble, harass, molest also used of adverse physical effects, circumstances, Fortune |
| 5 | Latin | infestus | unsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;... |
| 6 | Latin | infendo | strike |
| 7 | Latin | fendo | I hit; I thrust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
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 |