Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
prename en · NOUN
Etymology
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 *h₁nómn̥
Proto-Germanic *namô
Proto-West Germanic *namō
Old English nama
Middle English name
English name
English prename
From pre- + name.
Meanings
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A first name, a forename
Forms
Hypernyms
name
prename en · VERB
Etymology
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 *h₁nómn̥
Proto-Germanic *namô
Proto-West Germanic *namō
Old English nama
Middle English name
English name
English prename
From pre- + name.
Meanings
-
(transitive) To provide with a first name.
-
(transitive) To have no name change.
-
(transitive) To name in advance.
Forms