Etymology

prebusiness

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Today it means: Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for study at a business school. Full definition →

English business ← Middle English bisynes ← Old English bisiġnes
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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. Proto-West Germanic*bisīg
  10. Old Englishbisiġ
  11. Old Englishbisiġnes
  12. Middle Englishbisynes
  13. Englishbusiness
  14. English todayprebusiness

From pre- + business.

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