Where does “premastication” come from?
premastication (English) comes from English mastication, from Late Latin masticātiō, from Latin masticō, from Latin masticāre, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...
premastication (English): The act of chewing food for the purpose of...
Definitions
- The act of chewing food for the purpose of...
Ancestry of “premastication”, step by step
premastication traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mastication
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mastication | The process of chewing; The process of crushing... |
| 2 | Late Latin | masticātiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | masticō | to chew |
| 4 | Latin | masticāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαστιχάω | I grind the teeth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μάσταξ | mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,... |
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 |