Where does “prepidgin” come from?
prepidgin (English) comes from English pidgin, from Chinese Pidgin English pidgin, from English business, from Middle English busines, from Old English bisiġnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
prepidgin (English): An early mixture of languages capable of...
Definitions
- An early mixture of languages capable of...
Ancestry of “prepidgin”, step by step
prepidgin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pidgin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pidgin | An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used... |
| 2 | Chinese Pidgin English | pidgin | business |
| 3 | English | business | A specific commercial enterprise or... |
| 4 | Middle English | busines | — |
| 5 | Old English | bisiġnes | business, busyness |
| 6 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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 |