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Where does “prerevolution” come from?

prerevolution (English) comes from English revolution, from Middle English revolucion, from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolutio, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

prerevolution (English): Occurring before a period of revolution

Definitions

  1. Occurring before a period of revolution

Ancestry of “prerevolution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrevolutionA political upheaval in a government or nation...
2Middle Englishrevolucion—
3Old Frenchrevolucionpassage; elapsing of time
4Late LatinrevolutioThe act of revolving; revolution
5Latinrevolvō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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