Where does “presartorial” come from?
presartorial (English) comes from English sartorial, from New Latin sartorius, from Latin sartor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
presartorial (English): Before the age of tailoring
Definitions
- Before the age of tailoring
Ancestry of “presartorial”, step by step
presartorial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sartorial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sartorial | Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing; Of... |
| 2 | New Latin | sartorius | pertaining to a tailor |
| 3 | Latin | sartor | A mender; A patcher; A tailor |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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 |