Where does “preterminated” come from?

preterminated (English) comes from English terminated, from English terminate, from Latin terminatus, from Latin termino, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine — end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word.

preterminated (English): terminated prior to some other operation

Definitions

  1. terminated prior to some other operation

Ancestry of “preterminated”, step by step

preterminated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English terminated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishterminatedsimple past tense and past participle of...
2EnglishterminateTo end, especially in an incomplete state; To set...
3Latinterminatusmarked off (by boundaries), bounded, limited
4Latinterminoto mark off by boundaries, set bounds to; bound, limit
5Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
6Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
7Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word

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 Italian termineEvery word from Latin terminusEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ter-