Where does “presheaf” come from?

presheaf (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.

presheaf (English): A contravariant functor whose domain is a...

Definitions

  1. A contravariant functor whose domain is a...

Ancestry of “presheaf”, step by step

presheaf 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 sheaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsheafA quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye,...
2Middle EnglishscheefA sheaf; A sheaf as part of a paying in kind of...
3Old Englishsċēafsheaf, bundle
4Proto-West Germanicskaubbundle, sheaf
5Proto-Germanicskaubazbundle, sheaf

Words derived from “presheaf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-