Where does “pretreatment” come from?
Pretreatment comes from English treat, combined with the prefix prae- and suffix -mentum, both from Latin, ultimately deriving from Latin trahere meaning to draw or pull.
pretreatment (English): Prior to treatment; Any treatment received before...
Definitions
- Prior to treatment; Any treatment received before...
Ancestry of “pretreatment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | treatment | The process or manner of treating someone or... |
| 2 | English | treat | To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | treten | — |
| 4 | Old French | tretier | — |
| 5 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | tractō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |