Where does “preambul” come from?

preambul (Indonesian) comes from Old French preambule, from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from Latin praeambulus, from Latin praeambulo, from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

preambul (Indonesian): preamble (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Definitions

  1. preamble (short statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute)

Ancestry of “preambul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpreambulepreamble
2Medieval Latinpraeambulumpreamble, preface
3Latinpraeambuluspreceding; preparatory; forerunner
4LatinpraeambuloI walk before
5Latinambulōto traverse, travel
6Latinambi-around, about
7Latinambōboth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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