Where does “premilitary” come from?
premilitary (English) comes from English military, from Old French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
premilitary (English): Before military service
Definitions
- Before military service
Ancestry of “premilitary”, step by step
premilitary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English military
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | military | Characteristic of members of the armed forces;... |
| 2 | Old French | militaire | — |
| 3 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 4 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 5 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
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 |