myEtymology.com: English etymology of preprocessor

Etymology of the English word preprocessor

the English word preprocessor

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-

derived from the English word processor

derived from the English word process

derived from the English word congolene

using the English suffix -or

derived from the English word sim

Word found in Modern English