Etymology

prefabricated

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Today it means: manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site Full definition →

English fabricated ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae-
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prefabricated · adjective1

  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. Englishfabricated
  10. English todayprefabricated

From pre- + fabricated.

prefabricated · verb2

  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. Englishfabricate
  10. Englishprefabricate
  11. English todayprefabricated

From prefabricate + -ed.

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