Where does “preprocedure” come from?
preprocedure (English) comes from English procedure, from French procédure, from French procéder, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
preprocedure (English): Prior to a surgical or medicinal procedure
Definitions
- Prior to a surgical or medicinal procedure
Ancestry of “preprocedure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | procedure | A particular method for performing a task; A... |
| 2 | French | procédure | procedure |
| 3 | French | procéder | proceed; behave |
| 4 | Old French | proceder | to advance; to go onward; to carry on |
| 5 | Latin | prōcēdō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |