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Where does “prepositive” come from?

prepositive (English) comes from Latin praepositivus, from Latin praepono, from Latin pono, from Latin pozno, from Old Polish pozdny, from Proto-Slavic pozdьnъ, from Proto-Slavic pozdъ.

prepositive (English): Put before; prefixed; A prepositive word

Definitions

  1. Put before; prefixed; A prepositive word

Ancestry of “prepositive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraepositivus—
2LatinpraeponoI place in command, in front of or before
3LatinponoI place, put, lay; I ordain; I set up, pitch
4Latinpozno—
5Old Polishpozdny—
6Proto-Slavicpozdьnъlate
7Proto-Slavicpozdъ—

Words derived from “prepositive”

  • prepositively
Every word from Proto-Slavic pozdъ →