Where does “premonsoon” come from?
premonsoon (English) comes from English monsoon, from Dutch moesson, from French mousson, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم, from Arabic موسم, from Arabic وسم — to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...
premonsoon (English): Before a monsoon
Definitions
- Before a monsoon
Ancestry of “premonsoon”, step by step
premonsoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monsoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monsoon | Any of a number of winds associated with regions... |
| 2 | Dutch | moesson | monsoon |
| 3 | French | mousson | monsoon |
| 4 | Portuguese | monção | monsoon; opportunity, occasion; each of the... |
| 5 | Arabic | مَوْسِم | season, holiday |
| 6 | Arabic | موسم | season; festive season; festival, holiday |
| 7 | Arabic | وسم | to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to... |
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 |