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prestate.

Prior to status as a state.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Prior to status as a state.

    not-comparable

  2. More primitive than a state.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English prestate From pre- + state.

noun

  1. The state that exists before an operation.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English prestate From pre- + state.

verb

  1. To assume responsibility for, undertake.

    transitive

  2. To indemnify, guarantee, secure (against loss or legal liability).

    transitive

  3. To vouch for, support.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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