Where does “presaturate” come from?

presaturate (English) comes from English pre, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

presaturate (English): To saturate in advance of some other process

Definitions

  1. To saturate in advance of some other process

Ancestry of “presaturate”, step by step

presaturate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English saturate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaturateTo cause to become completely impregnated, or...
2Latinsaturatussated, satisfied
3LatinsaturoI fill to repletion, sate, satisfy
4Latinsaturfull, sated; well-fed, replete; saturated
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “presaturate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →