Etymology

preheat

P3R1E1H4E1A1T1

Today it means: To heat beforehand or in advance, to heat something in preparation for further action. Full definition →

English heat ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae-
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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. Englishheat
  10. English todaypreheat

From pre- + heat.

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