Meanings
adjectiveprehistorical (comparative more prehistorical, superlative most prehistorical)
comparative more prehistorical · superlative most prehistorical
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivebelonging to or existing in times before recorded history
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Englishhistorical
- Englishprehistorical
From pre- + historical.
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APA
prehistorical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehistorical
MLA
“prehistorical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehistorical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prehistorical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prehistorical.
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