Where does “premorse” come from?
premorse (English) comes from Latin praemorsus, from Latin praemordere, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
premorse (English): Terminated abruptly, or as if bitten off
Definitions
- Terminated abruptly, or as if bitten off
Ancestry of “premorse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praemorsus | |
| 2 | Latin | praemordere | present active infinitive of praemordeō;... |
| 3 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |