Where does “premisse” come from?
premisse (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin premissa, from Latin praemitto, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
premisse (Old French): premise
Definitions
- premise
Ancestry of “premisse”, step by step
premisse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin premissa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | premissa | set before; Alternative form of praemissa |
| 2 | Latin | praemitto | I send forward or ahead |
| 3 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Medieval Latin [[praemissa]] ([[prōpositiō]])
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | [[praemissa]] ([[prōpositiō]]) | — |