Where does “prerheumatic” come from?
prerheumatic (English) comes from English rheumatic, from Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
prerheumatic (English): Before the onset of rheumatism
Definitions
- Before the onset of rheumatism
Ancestry of “prerheumatic”, step by step
prerheumatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rheumatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rheumatic | Resembling or relating to rheumatism; Derived... |
| 2 | Middle French | rheumatique | — |
| 3 | Latin | rheumaticus | troubled with rheum |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥευματικός | subject to a discharge or flux |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥεῦμα | stream, flow, current |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
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 |