Etymology

preflight

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Today it means: Taking place before the start of a flight. Full definition →

English flight ← Middle English flight ← Old English flyht
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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-Indo-European*plew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*plewk-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pléwketi
  12. Proto-Germanic*fleuganą
  13. Proto-West Germanic*fleugan
  14. Proto-West Germanic*fluhti
  15. Old Englishflyht
  16. Middle Englishflight
  17. Englishflight
  18. English todaypreflight

From pre- + flight.

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