Where does “preambule” come from?
preambule (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin praeambulum, from Latin praeambulus, from Latin praeambulo, from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
preambule (Old French): preamble
Ancestry of “preambule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | praeambulum | preamble, preface |
| 2 | Latin | praeambulus | preceding; preparatory; forerunner |
| 3 | Latin | praeambulo | I walk before |
| 4 | Latin | ambulō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ambi- | ambi- |
| 6 | Latin | ambō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “preambule”