Where does “preparer” come from?
Prepare comes from Middle French preparer, from Latin praeparo meaning to make ready beforehand, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root per-.
preparer (English): One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes...
Definitions
- One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes...
Ancestry of “preparer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prepare | To make ready for a specific future purpose; to... |
| 2 | English | preparation | The act of preparing or getting ready; The state... |
| 3 | Middle French | préparation | — |
| 4 | Latin | praeparatio | preparation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |