Where does “presampling” come from?

presampling (English) comes from English sampling, from English sample, from Middle English saumple, from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō — to take; to distribute.

presampling (English): sampling prior to some other operation

Definitions

  1. sampling prior to some other operation

Ancestry of “presampling”, step by step

presampling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sampling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsamplingpresent participle of sample; The process or...
2EnglishsampleA part or snippet of something taken or presented...
3Middle Englishsaumpleexemplar, illustration, demonstration; parable;...
4Old FrenchessampleAlternative form of essainple; example
5Latinexempluma sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,...
6Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
7LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
8Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em-