Etymology

prearrangement

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Today it means: An arrangement or plan made beforehand. Full definition →

English arrangement ← French arrangement ← 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. Frencharrangement
  10. Englisharrangement
  11. English todayprearrangement

From pre- + arrangement.

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