Etymology

preadolescence

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Today it means: The period between childhood and adolescence, between the ages of about nine and eleven for girls, and ten and twelve for boys. Full definition →

English adolescence ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishadolescence
  10. English todaypreadolescence

From pre- + adolescence.

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