Where does “prewar” come from?

I need to analyze this etymology chain carefully, but I notice there's a significant problem: the chain provided doesn't make logical sense for deriving "prewar." The chain shows: - English war → English war → Latin prae- → Latin prae → Latin prae → Latin -izo → Latin -izo → Latin -izo This chain appears corrupted or incomplete. "Prewar" should derive from "pre-" (Latin prae-) + "war" (English), but the chain repeats elements and includes "-izo" (a Latin suffix for verbs) which wouldn't contribute to "prewar." Additionally, the "Known meaning: (unknown)" suggests the modern meaning isn't specified, though "prewar" conventionally means "before a war" or "existing before a war." Given the rules require me to "state only what the chain supports" and "do not invent," I cannot reli

prewar (English): Alternative form of pre-war

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pre-war

Ancestry of “prewar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpre-Before; physically in front of; anterior;...
2Middle Englishpre-
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós