Where does “prepronominal” come from?
prepronominal (English) comes from English pronominal, from Latin pronominalis, from Latin prōnōmen, from Latin nōmen, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
prepronominal (English): Before a pronoun
Definitions
- Before a pronoun
Ancestry of “prepronominal”, step by step
prepronominal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pronominal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pronominal | Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as... |
| 2 | Latin | pronominalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōnōmen | pronoun |
| 4 | Latin | nōmen | name |
| 5 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
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 |