Where does “preventive” come from?
Preventive comes from Middle English preventif, from Latin praeventīvus, combining Latin prae- "before" and venīre "to come," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to go" and "to seize."
preventive (English): Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle...
Definitions
- Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle...
Ancestry of “preventive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prevent | To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something) |
| 2 | Middle English | preventen | anticipate |
| 3 | Latin | praeventus | anticipated |
| 4 | Latin | praeveniō | to anticipate |
| 5 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |