Etymology

prearrange

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Today it means: To arrange in advance. Full definition →

English arrange ← Middle English arengen ← Old French arangier
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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. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  10. Proto-Italic*ad
  11. Proto-Italic*ad-
  12. Latinad-
  13. Old Frencha-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*(H)rek-
  15. Proto-Celtic*reketi
  16. Gaulish*rekosbor.?
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  18. Proto-Germanic*rinkaną
  19. Proto-Germanic*rankaz
  20. Frankish*rankbor.?
  21. Vulgar Latin*rencus
  22. Old Frenchreng
  23. Old Frenchrengier
  24. Old Frencharangier
  25. Middle Englisharengen
  26. Englisharrange
  27. English todayprearrange

From pre- + arrange.

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