Where does “preoption” come from?
preoption (English) comes from English option, from French option, from Latin optiō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
preoption (English): The right of first choice
Definitions
- The right of first choice
Ancestry of “preoption”, step by step
preoption traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English option
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | option | One of a set of choices that can be made; The... |
| 2 | French | option | option |
| 3 | Latin | optiō | choosing, choice, preference, option |
| 4 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | 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 |