Where does “prestorage” come from?
prestorage (English) comes from English storage, from English store, from Middle English store, from Old French estor, from Frankish sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
prestorage (English): Prior to storage
Definitions
- Prior to storage
Ancestry of “prestorage”, step by step
prestorage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English storage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | storage | The act of storing goods; the state of being... |
| 2 | English | store | A place where items may be accumulated or... |
| 3 | Middle English | store | supplies, provisions; livestock, farm animals;... |
| 4 | Old French | estor | battle; combat |
| 5 | Frankish | sturm | storm, commotion, battle; storm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |