Where does “premeeting” come from?
premeeting (English) comes from English meeting, from Middle English meeting, from Old English mēting, from Old English mētan, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
premeeting (English): Before a meeting
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- Before a meeting
Ancestry of “premeeting”, step by step
premeeting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meeting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meeting | The act of persons or things that meet; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | meeting | — |
| 3 | Old English | mēting | picture: drawing, painting |
| 4 | Old English | mētan | to meet, find, find out, fall in with, encounter,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
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 |