Where does “prejuvenile” come from?
prejuvenile (English) comes from English juvenile, from Latin iuvenīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
prejuvenile (English): Before the juvenile stage
Definitions
- Before the juvenile stage
Ancestry of “prejuvenile”, step by step
prejuvenile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English juvenile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | juvenile | Young; not fully developed; Characteristic of... |
| 2 | Latin | iuvenīlis | youthful, juvenile |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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 |