Where does “prepuberty” come from?
prepuberty (English) comes from English puberty, from Middle English pūbertē, from Old French puberté, from Latin pubertas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
prepuberty (English): Before puberty
Definitions
- Before puberty
Ancestry of “prepuberty”, step by step
prepuberty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English puberty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puberty | A developmental phase brought about by the action... |
| 2 | Middle English | pūbertē | — |
| 3 | Old French | puberté | — |
| 4 | Latin | pubertas | puberty |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
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 |