Where does “pretenure” come from?
pretenure (English) comes from English tenure, from Middle English tenure, from Old French tenure, from Latin tenitura, from Latin tentus, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
pretenure (English): Prior to the establishment of tenure
Definitions
- Prior to the establishment of tenure
Ancestry of “pretenure”, step by step
pretenure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tenure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tenure | A status of possessing a thing or an office; an... |
| 2 | Middle English | tenure | Alternative form of tenour |
| 3 | Old French | tenure | tenure (right to hold land under the feudal system) |
| 4 | Latin | tenitura | — |
| 5 | Latin | tentus | stretched; stretched out; extended; distended;... |
| 6 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
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 |