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Where does “proemial” come from?

proemial (English) comes from Middle English prohemyal, from Medieval Latin proēmiālis.

proemial (English): Of or pertaining to a proem or proemium

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a proem or proemium

Ancestry of “proemial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishprohemyal—
2Medieval Latinproēmiālis—
Every word from Medieval Latin proēmiālis →