Where does “prepatterning” come from?

prepatterning (English) comes from English patterning, from English pattern, from English patten, from English paterne, from Middle English patron, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, from Latin pater — to protect; to shepherd.

prepatterning (English): The formation of a pattern before some other process

Definitions

  1. The formation of a pattern before some other process

Ancestry of “prepatterning”, step by step

prepatterning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English patterning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpatterningpresent participle of pattern; a pattern
2EnglishpatternModel, example; A design, motif or decoration,...
3EnglishpattenAny of various types of footwear with thick...
4Englishpaterne
5Middle EnglishpatronAlternative form of patroun; patron; example
6Old Frenchpatronmodel; patron, protector
7Latinpatrōnusa protector, patron
8Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
9Proto-Italicpatērfather
10Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-