pre-的词源

英文词源

pre-: word-forming element meaning "before," from Old French pre- and Medieval Latin pre-, both from Latin prae (adverb and preposition) "before in time or place," from PIE *peri- (cognates: Oscan prai, Umbrian pre, Sanskrit pare "thereupon," Greek parai "at," Gaulish are- "at, before," Lithuanian pre "at," Old Church Slavonic pri "at," Gothic faura, Old English fore "before"), extended form of root *per- (1) "beyond" (see per).

The Latin word was active in forming verbs. Also see prae-. Sometimes in Middle English muddled with words in pro- or per-.

来自PIE *per, 向前，穿过，词源同单词for. 见precondition, predicate.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：pre- 词源，pre- 含义。

来自拉丁语prae,在前面，先于，来自PIE*per,向前，前行，超过，词源同ford,forth.