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Where does “pretribulation” come from?

pretribulation (English) comes from English Tribulation, from Middle English tribulation, from Old French tribulacion, from Late Latin tribulatio, from Latin tribulāre, from Latin trībulum, from Latin -bulum, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

pretribulation (English): Before the Tribulation

Definitions

  1. Before the Tribulation

Ancestry of “pretribulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTribulation—
2Middle Englishtribulation—
3Old Frenchtribulacionproblem; trouble; obstacle
4Late Latintribulatiodistress, trouble, tribulation, affliction;...
5Latintribulāre—
6Latintrībulum—
7Latin-bulum
8Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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