Where does “prestressed” come from?
Prestressed comes from English stressed with the prefix pre-, derived from Middle English pre-, from Latin prae- meaning before, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-.
prestressed (English): Having been stressed before use
Definitions
- Having been stressed before use
Ancestry of “prestressed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre- | Before; physically in front of; anterior;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pre- | — |
| 3 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |