Where does “preunification” come from?

preunification (English) comes from English unification, from English unify, from Middle French unifier, from Late Latin unificare, from Latin facere, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō — to do, put, place.

preunification (English): Prior to unification

Definitions

  1. Prior to unification

Ancestry of “preunification”, step by step

preunification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unification

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunificationThe act of unifying; The state of being unified;...
2EnglishunifyCause to become one; make into a unit;...
3Middle Frenchunifier
4Late Latinunificare
5Latinfacerepresent active infinitive of faciō; do, make; to...
6LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
7Proto-Italicfakjōto make
8Proto-Italic*θakjō
9Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

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 Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-