Where does “preonset” come from?

preonset (English) comes from English onset, from English seṭ, from English sept, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi — to follow; to see; to say.

preonset (English): Before the onset of a disease or other condition

Definitions

Before the onset of a disease or other condition

Ancestry of “preonset”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	onset	An attack; an assault especially of an army; The...
2	English	seṭ	of a root, having a final "i" sound in certain...
3	English	sept	A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a...
4	English	sect	An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing...
5	Middle English	secte	A variety or sort; a category with a...
6	Old French	secte	a sect in philosophy or religion
7	Late Latin	secta	a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,...
8	Latin	sequi	present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come...
9	Latin	sequor	I follow, come or go after
10	Proto-Italic	sekʷōr	follow, come/go after
11	Proto-Indo-European	sékʷetor	to be following
12	Proto-Indo-European	sekʷ-	to follow; to see; to say

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →