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Where does “preretirement” come from?

preretirement (English) comes from English retirement, from French retirement, from French retirer, from Late Latin retirare, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

preretirement (English): Occurring or existing before retirement, or in...

Definitions

  1. Occurring or existing before retirement, or in...

Ancestry of “preretirement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretirementAn act of retiring; withdrawal; The state of...
2Frenchretirement—
3Frenchretirerto take off; to remove; to withdraw; to get out;...
4Late Latinretirareto withdraw
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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