Where does “prenegotiation” come from?

prenegotiation (English) comes from English negotiation, from Middle French négociation, from Latin negotiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prenegotiation (English): Discussion prior to formal negotiations

Definitions

  1. Discussion prior to formal negotiations

Ancestry of “prenegotiation”, step by step

prenegotiation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English negotiation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnegotiationThe process of achieving agreement through...
2Middle Frenchnégociation
3LatinnegotiatioA wholesale business; A banking business
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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