Where does “preopinion” come from?
preopinion (English) comes from English opinion, from Middle English opinion, from Middle French opinion, from Latin opīniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
preopinion (English): Opinion previously formed; prejudice
Definitions
- Opinion previously formed; prejudice
Ancestry of “preopinion”, step by step
preopinion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English opinion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opinion | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person... |
| 2 | Middle English | opinion | — |
| 3 | Middle French | opinion | opinion thought, estimation |
| 4 | Latin | opīniō | opinion, conjecture, imagination, fancy, belief, expectation |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |