Etymology

preanal

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Today it means: Situated in front of, or measured from in front of, the anus; anterior to the anus. Full definition →

English anal ← Latin ānālis ← Middle English pre-
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The story

  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. Latinānālis
  10. Englishanal
  11. English todaypreanal

From pre- + anal.

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