prelife

P3R1E1L1I1F4E1

adjective

Before the start of life

OriginEnglish life ← Middle English lyf ← Old English līf →
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Meanings

adjectiveprelife (not comparable)

alternative pre-life

  1. not comparableBefore the start of life

Origin

  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*leyp-
  10. Proto-Germanic*lībaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lībą
  12. Proto-West Germanic*līb
  13. Old Englishlīf
  14. Middle Englishlyf
  15. Englishlife
  16. Englishprelife

From pre- + life.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

prelife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelife

MLA

“prelife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelife. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelife,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelife.

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