Where does “preschooler” come from?
Preschooler comes from English preschool and the English agent suffix -er, derived from Old French -er, Latin -āre, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European kʷel- meaning to turn or move around.
preschooler (English): A child who has not yet attended school; A child...
Definitions
- A child who has not yet attended school; A child...
Ancestry of “preschooler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | preschool | Of or relating to the years of early childhood... |
| 2 | English | school | A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such... |
| 3 | Middle English | scole | school |
| 4 | Old English | scōl | place of education |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skōlu | — |
| 6 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |