Where does “preisolate” come from?
preisolate (English) comes from English isolate, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin insulatus, from Latin insulare, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.
preisolate (English): To isolate prior to some other operation
Definitions
- To isolate prior to some other operation
Ancestry of “preisolate”, step by step
preisolate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isolate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isolate | To set apart or cut off from others; To place in... |
| 2 | French | isolé | isolated; past participle of isoler; An... |
| 3 | Italian | isolato | isolated, secluded, cut off; remote, lonely;... |
| 4 | Latin | insulatus | made into an island |
| 5 | Latin | insulare | present active infinitive of īnsulō;... |
| 6 | Latin | Īnsula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | enselā | — |
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 |