prae-
prefix
an archaic variant of pre-
prae-
Word Origin
1
variant of pre-.
pre-
1
a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before” (preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,” “beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay; preoral; prefrontal).
Also, prae-.
Origin
< Latin prae-, prefixal use of prae (preposition and adv.); akin to first, fore-, prior1, pro1
Related Words
- praenomen
- praetor
- pre-
- imprest
- praepostor
- prebend
prae-variant of pre-.
prae-
prefix
- (used especially in words regarded as Latin or relating to Roman antiquity) equivalent to
PRE- （尤用于拉丁或与古罗马有关的词中）同PRE- .
词源
from Latin.
prae-
word-forming element meaning "before," from Latin prae (adv.) "before," from PIE *prai-, *prei-, from root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per; also see pre-). Reduced to pre- in Medieval Latin. According to OED the full form prae- in Modern English appears "usually only in words that are still regarded as Latin, ... or that are terms of classical antiquity ...."
prae-
Prefix
- archaic, technical, , or pedantic Alternative form of pre-