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Where does “prepared” come from?

prepared (English) comes from English prepare, from English preparation, from Middle French préparation, from Latin praeparatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prepared (English): Disposed, willing, ready; simple past tense and...

Definitions

  1. Disposed, willing, ready; simple past tense and...

Ancestry of “prepared”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprepareTo make ready for a specific future purpose; to...
2EnglishpreparationThe act of preparing or getting ready; The state...
3Middle Frenchpréparation—
4Latinpraeparatiopreparation
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “prepared”

  • unprepared
  • preparedness
  • unpreparedness
  • underprepared
  • antipreparedness
  • unpreparedly
  • preparedly
  • nonprepared
  • nonpreparedness
  • ill-prepared
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