Where does “prepausal” come from?
prepausal (English) comes from English pausal, from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
prepausal (English): Before a pause in speech
Definitions
- Before a pause in speech
Ancestry of “prepausal”, step by step
prepausal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pausal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pausal | Relating to a pausa |
| 2 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
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 |