Where does “prepsychedelic” come from?
prepsychedelic (English) comes from English pre, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prepsychedelic (English): Related to or characteristic of the period...
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Ancestry of “prepsychedelic”, step by step
prepsychedelic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English psychedelic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychedelic | Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ψυχή | The animating principle of a human or animal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -η | Added to verbal stems ending in a consonant to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |