Where does “prepuberal” come from?

prepuberal (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.

prepuberal (English): prepubertal

Definitions

  1. prepubertal

Ancestry of “prepuberal”, step by step

prepuberal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English puberal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuberalOf or pertaining to puberty
2Romanian-alal; of or pertaining to, forms adjectives from nouns
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “prepuberal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →