Where does “preliminarily” come from?
Preliminarily derives from English preliminary, from French préliminaire, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European līg- and Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
preliminarily (English): In a preliminary manner
Definitions
- In a preliminary manner
Ancestry of “preliminarily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preliminary | In preparation for the main matter; initial,... |
| 2 | New Latin | praelīmināris | — |
| 3 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |