Etymology

preshow

P3R1E1S1H4O1W4

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

English show ← Middle English schewen ← Old English scēawian
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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-West Germanic*skauwōn
  10. Old Englishscēawian
  11. Middle Englishschewen
  12. Englishshow
  13. English todaypreshow

From pre- + show.

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