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Where does “preresolve” come from?

preresolve (English) comes from English resolve, from Middle English resolven, from Old French resolver, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

preresolve (English): To resolve beforehand; to predetermine

Definitions

  1. To resolve beforehand; to predetermine

Ancestry of “preresolve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresolveTo find a solution to; To reduce to simple or...
2Middle Englishresolven—
3Old Frenchresolverto resolve oneself; to become resolved
4Latinresolvō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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