Etymology

predial

P3R1E1D2I1A1L1

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

English dial ← Middle English diall ← Middle French dya
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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*dyew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  11. Proto-Italic*djous
  12. Latindiēs
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Latindiālis
  16. Middle Frenchdya
  17. Middle Englishdiall
  18. Englishdial
  19. English todaypredial

From pre- + dial.

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