Where does “premodernization” come from?
premodernization (English) comes from English modernization, from English modernize, from French moderniser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω — he, she.
premodernization (English): Before modernization
Definitions
- Before modernization
Ancestry of “premodernization”, step by step
premodernization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modernization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modernization | The process of modernizing |
| 2 | English | modernize | To make up to date, or modern in style or... |
| 3 | French | moderniser | to modernize |
| 4 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 5 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |