Where does “pre-” come from?
pre- (Ido) comes from Russian пре-, from Old Church Slavonic пре-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
pre- (Ido): pre
Definitions
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Ancestry of “pre-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пре- | over, across; most, very |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | пре- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | per- | over-; re- |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |