Etymology

prestate

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Today it means: Prior to status as a state. Full definition →

English state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat
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prestate · adjective, noun1

  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*steh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  11. Proto-Italic*status
  12. Latinstatu
  13. Old Frenchestat
  14. Middle Englishstat
  15. Englishstate
  16. English todayprestate

From pre- + state.

prestate · verb2

  1. Latin · derived frompraestō“to provide, show, vouch for”
  2. Latin · derived frompraestatus
  3. English todayprestate

From Latin praestatus, from Latin praestō (“to provide, show, vouch for”). Compare also prest, imprest, prestation, prestable.

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