Where does “prepublication” come from?

prepublication (English) comes from English publication, from Old French publicacion, from Latin publicatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prepublication (English): Preceding, or in preparation for, publication; A...

Definitions

  1. Preceding, or in preparation for, publication; A...

Ancestry of “prepublication”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpublicationThe act of publishing printed or other matter; An...
2Old Frenchpublicacion
3Latinpublicatioconfiscation; publication, proclamation
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ