Where does “premorbid” come from?
Premorbid comes from Latin praemorbidus, combining Latin prae- (before) and Latin morbidus (diseased, from morbus, disease).
premorbid (English): Approaching a morbid condition, especially of...
Definitions
- Approaching a morbid condition, especially of...
Ancestry of “premorbid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | — |
| 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 |