Where does “presurmise” come from?
presurmise (English) comes from English surmise, from Old French surmis, from Old French surmetre, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
presurmise (English): A surmise previously formed
Definitions
- A surmise previously formed
Ancestry of “presurmise”, step by step
presurmise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English surmise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surmise | Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be... |
| 2 | Old French | surmis | — |
| 3 | Old French | surmetre | — |
| 4 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 5 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |