Where does “previsit” come from?
previsit (English) comes from English visit, from Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
previsit (English): Prior to a visit; A prior visit; To visit...
Definitions
- Prior to a visit; A prior visit; To visit...
Ancestry of “previsit”, step by step
previsit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English visit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visit | To habitually go to to comfort them; To go and... |
| 2 | Middle English | visiten | — |
| 3 | Old French | visiter | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīsitō | to see |
| 5 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |