Where does “premises” come from?
premises (English) comes from English premise, from Middle English premise, from Old French premisse, from Medieval Latin premissa, from Latin praemitto, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
premises (English): land, and all the built structures on it,...
Definitions
- land, and all the built structures on it,...
Ancestry of “premises”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | premise | A proposition antecedently supposed or proved;... |
| 2 | Middle English | premise | — |
| 3 | Old French | premisse | premise |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | premissa | set before; Alternative form of praemissa |
| 5 | Latin | praemitto | I send forward or ahead |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |