Etymology

predate

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Today it means: To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".) Full definition →

English date ← Middle English date ← Old French date
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predate · verb, noun1

  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*deh₃-redup.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  11. Proto-Italic*didō
  12. Latindō
  13. Late Latindatus
  14. Late Latindata
  15. Old Frenchdate
  16. Middle Englishdate
  17. Englishdate
  18. English todaypredate

From pre- + date.

predate · verb2

Back-formation from predation or predator.

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