Where does “preregulation” come from?
preregulation (English) comes from English regulation, from English regulate, from Latin regulatus, from Latin rēgulō, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
preregulation (English): Before the introduction of a regulation
Definitions
- Before the introduction of a regulation
Ancestry of “preregulation”, step by step
preregulation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English regulation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | regulation | The act of regulating or the condition of being... |
| 2 | English | regulate | To dictate policy; To control or direct according... |
| 3 | Latin | regulatus | regulated, having been regulated |
| 4 | Latin | rēgulō | to direct, regulate |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |