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Where does “preretail” come from?

preretail (English) comes from English retail, from Old French retaillier, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

preretail (English): Prior to the stage at which a product goes on...

Definitions

  1. Prior to the stage at which a product goes on...

Ancestry of “preretail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretailThe sale of goods directly to the consumer,...
2Old Frenchretaillierto shape by cutting; to circumcise; to diminish;...
3Old Frenchre-re-
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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