Etymology

preorder

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Today it means: To order (goods or services) in advance, before they are available. Full definition →

English order ← Middle English ordre ← Old French ordne
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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*h₂er-
  10. Proto-Italic*ordō
  11. Latinōrdinem
  12. Old Frenchordne
  13. Middle Englishordre
  14. Englishorder
  15. English todaypreorder

From pre- + order.

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