Where does “prequantizable” come from?

prequantizable (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.

prequantizable (English): Able to be prequantized

Definitions

  1. Able to be prequantized

Ancestry of “prequantizable”, step by step

prequantizable 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 quantizable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquantizableThat can be quantized
2English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
3Middle English-ableable
4Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
5Latin-ābilissuffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-