Where does “premunicipal” come from?
premunicipal (English) comes from English municipal, from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis, from Latin mūnicipium, from Latin mūniceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.
premunicipal (English): Before the establishment of a municipality
Definitions
- Before the establishment of a municipality
Ancestry of “premunicipal”, step by step
premunicipal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English municipal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | municipal | Of or pertaining to a municipality; Of or... |
| 2 | French | municipal | municipal |
| 3 | Latin | mūnicipālis | municipal |
| 4 | Latin | mūnicipium | township |
| 5 | Latin | mūniceps | citizen (of a municipium) |
| 6 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 7 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
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 |