Where does “preinflammatory” come from?

preinflammatory (English) comes from English inflammatory, from English inflame, from Middle English enflaumen, from Old French enflammer, from Latin inflammo, from Latin flammo, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre — to smell.

preinflammatory (English): Prior to inflammation

Definitions

  1. Prior to inflammation

Ancestry of “preinflammatory”, step by step

preinflammatory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English inflammatory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinflammatoryTending to inflame or provoke somebody; Relating...
2EnglishinflameTo set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn,...
3Middle Englishenflaumen
4Old Frenchenflammerto inflame
5LatininflammoI ignite, inflame; I excite
6LatinflammoI flame, blaze, burn; I inflame, set on fire; I...
7Latinflammaflame, fire
8Latinflāgrāre
9Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
10Proto-Italicfrāgrāō
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g-