Where does “prelist” come from?

prelist (English) comes from English pre, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prelist (English): A list prepared in advance, for example of dwellings to be visited as part of a census or a marketing campaign

Definitions

  1. A list prepared in advance, for example of dwellings to be visited as part of a census or a marketing campaign

Ancestry of “prelist”, step by step

prelist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English List

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishListA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth
2Frenchlistelist
3Germanlīstelist
4Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
5Old High Germanlīsta
6Proto-Germaniclīstōn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós