Where does “prevernal” come from?
prevernal (English) comes from English vernal, from Latin vernālis, from Latin vernus, from Latin vēr, from Latin veror, from Proto-Italic wezor, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.
prevernal (English): Before the season of spring
Definitions
- Before the season of spring
Ancestry of “prevernal”, step by step
prevernal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vernal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vernal | Pertaining to or occurring in spring; Having... |
| 2 | Latin | vernālis | spring the season; vernal |
| 3 | Latin | vernus | spring; vernal |
| 4 | Latin | vēr | spring |
| 5 | Latin | veror | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |