Where does “preoriginal” come from?
preoriginal (English) comes from English original, from Middle English original, from Old French original, from Latin orīginālis, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
preoriginal (English): Before the (presumed) original
Definitions
- Before the (presumed) original
Ancestry of “preoriginal”, step by step
preoriginal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English original
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | original | relating to the origin or beginning; preceding... |
| 2 | Middle English | original | original, primordial; preceding everything else;... |
| 3 | Old French | original | — |
| 4 | Latin | orīginālis | original |
| 5 | Latin | orīgō | commencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination |
| 6 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 |