Where does “подготовительный” come from?

подготовительный (Russian) comes from Russian подгото́вить, from Russian под-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

подготовительный (Russian): preparatory, preparation

Definitions

  1. preparatory, preparation

Ancestry of “подготовительный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподгото́витьto prepare, to train
2Russianпод-upwards; closer; adding
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Russian под- →Every word from Russian подгото́вить →