Where does “pretariff” come from?

pretariff (English) comes from English tariff, from French tarif, from Middle French tariff, from Italian tariffa, from Spanish tarifa, from Ottoman Turkish تعرفه, from Persian تعرفه, from Arabic تَعْرِفَة — tariff, rate.

pretariff (English): Before the imposition of a tariff

Definitions

  1. Before the imposition of a tariff

Ancestry of “pretariff”, step by step

pretariff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tariff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtariffA system of government-imposed duties levied on...
2Frenchtarifprice
3Middle Frenchtariff
4Italiantariffarate, tariff, price, charge, fare; inflection of...
5Spanishtarifafare; fee
6Ottoman Turkishتعرفهprice list; tariff
7Persianتعرفهtariff, impost; receipt
8Arabicتَعْرِفَةtariff, rate

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 Arabic تَعْرِفَة