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

  1. Before a pronoun

Ancestry of “prepronominal”, step by step

prepronominal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pronominal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpronominalOf, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as...
2Latinpronominalis
3Latinprōnōmenpronoun
4Latinnōmenname
5Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éstiEvery word from Latin est