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
Ancestry of “premonsoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |