Where does “presegregate” come from?

presegregate (English) comes from English segregate, from Latin sēgregātus, from Latin sēgregō, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

presegregate (English): To segregate prior to some other operation

Definitions

  1. To segregate prior to some other operation

Ancestry of “presegregate”, step by step

presegregate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English segregate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsegregateSeparate; select; Separated from others of the...
2Latinsēgregātusseparated
3Latinsēgregōto separate, divide
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

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 swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks