Etymology

foreshorten

F4O1R1E1S1H4O1R1T1E1N1

Today it means: To render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually. Full definition →

English shorten ← Middle English fore- ← Old English fore-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂éy
  4. Proto-Germanic*furai
  5. Proto-Germanic*furai-
  6. Proto-West Germanic*forē-
  7. Old Englishfore-
  8. Middle Englishfore-
  9. Englishfore-
  10. Englishshorten
  11. English todayforeshorten

From fore- + shorten.

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