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Where does “premaking” come from?

premaking (English) comes from English premake, from English make, from Middle English make, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ — smear, rub.

premaking (English): present participle of premake

Definitions

  1. present participle of premake

Ancestry of “premaking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpremakeTo make in advance
2EnglishmakeTo create; To behave, to act; To tend; to...
3Middle EnglishmakeAlternative form of maken; easy
4Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
5Old Englishmacianto make
6Emilianmâcia—
7LatinMacula—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
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