Where does “prequalification” come from?
prequalification (English) comes from English qualification, from Middle French qualification, from Medieval Latin qualificatio, from Latin qualifico, from Latin -fico, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō — to do, put, place.
prequalification (English): qualification in advance; Prior to a...
Definitions
- qualification in advance; Prior to a...
Ancestry of “prequalification”, step by step
prequalification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English qualification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | qualification | The act or process of qualifying for a position,... |
| 2 | Middle French | qualification | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | qualificatio | qualification |
| 4 | Latin | qualifico | I qualify |
| 5 | Latin | -fico | Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from... |
| 6 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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 |