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

  1. Approaching a morbid condition, especially of...

Ancestry of “premorbid”, step by step

premorbid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English morbid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmorbidOf, or relating to disease; Taking an interest in...
2Latinmorbidussickly, diseased; unwholesome
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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