Etymology

prewrite

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Today it means: To make a first draft of ideas and format for an essay, thesis, article, or book as a plan for the actual writing. Full definition →

English write ← 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. Englishwrite
  10. English todayprewrite

From pre- + write.

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