Where does “preseasonally” come from?
preseasonally (English) comes from English preseasonal, from English seasonal, from English season, from French assaisonner, from French saison, from Old French saison, from Latin satiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
preseasonally (English): Before a season
Ancestry of “preseasonally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | preseasonal | Before the start of a season |
| 2 | English | seasonal | Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period... |
| 3 | English | season | Each of the four divisions of a year: spring,... |
| 4 | French | assaisonner | to season |
| 5 | French | saison | season |
| 6 | Old French | saison | season |
| 7 | Latin | satiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |