Etymology

prebound

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Today it means: Of a book: rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback. Full definition →

English bound ← Middle English bownde ← Old Norse búinn
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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. Old Norsebúinn
  10. Middle Englishbownde
  11. Englishbound
  12. English todayprebound

From pre- + bound.

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