Where does “premise” come from?
Premise comes from Middle English premise, from Old French premisse, from Latin premissa, the feminine past participle of praemitto meaning "to send before," derived from mitto meaning "to send" and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mey-.
premise (English): A proposition antecedently supposed or proved;...
Definitions
- A proposition antecedently supposed or proved;...
Ancestry of “premise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | premise | — |
| 2 | Old French | premisse | premise |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | premissa | set before; Alternative form of praemissa |
| 4 | Latin | praemitto | I send forward or ahead |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |