Etymology

prevocationally

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Today it means: Before or in preparation for a vocation. Full definition →

English prevocational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English vocacioun
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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*wekʷ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wokʷ-
  11. Latinvocō
  12. Latinvocātiōnem
  13. Old Frenchvocation
  14. Middle Englishvocacioun
  15. Englishvocation
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishvocational
  19. Englishprevocational
  20. English todayprevocationally

From prevocational + -ly.

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