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Where does “prepregnancy” come from?

prepregnancy (English) comes from English pregnancy, from English pregnant, from Middle English preignant, from Old French preignant, from Latin praegnans, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.

prepregnancy (English): Before the onset of pregnancy

Definitions

  1. Before the onset of pregnancy

Ancestry of “prepregnancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpregnancyThe condition of being pregnant; The period of...
2EnglishpregnantCarrying developing offspring within the body;...
3Middle Englishpreignant—
4Old Frenchpreignant—
5LatinpraegnansAlternative form of praegnās; pregnant
6Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
7Proto-Italicprai-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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