Etymology of the English word prepuberty
the English word
prepubertyusing 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
pubertyderived from the Old French word
pubertederived from the Latin word
pubertas (puberty; virility)
derived from the Latin word
pubes (mature; adult, grown-up; full of sap; manpower, adult population; private)
derived from the Latin word
puberUsage
Word found in Modern English
