Where does “premodify” come from?

premodify (English) comes from English modify, from Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificāre, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

premodify (English): To modify in advance

Definitions

  1. To modify in advance

Ancestry of “premodify”, step by step

premodify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English modify

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodifyTo change part of; To be or become modified; To...
2Middle Englishmodifien
3Middle Frenchmodifier
4Latinmodificāre
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-
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