myEtymology.com: English etymology of predate

Etymology of the English word predate

the English word predate

derived from the English word date

derived from the Old French word date

derived from the Latin word data

derived from the Vulgar Latin word datum (present, gift; that which is given)

derived from the Latin word dare (give; dedicate; sell; surrender, give over; send to die)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dō-

using the English prefix pre-

derived from the Latin prefix prae-

derived from the Latin word prae (in front of; before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *prai-