Where does “préparer” come from?
préparer (French) comes from Middle French preparer, from Latin praeparāre, from Latin parāre, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
préparer (French): to prepare; to prepare for
Definitions
- to prepare; to prepare for
Ancestry of “préparer”, step by step
préparer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French preparer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | preparer | to prepare |
| 2 | Latin | praeparāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | parāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | parō | to arrange, order, contrive, design |
| 5 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 8 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |