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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
preterm en · ADJ
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-
English term
English preterm
From pre- + term.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a premature birth or baby.
Deriveds
pretermer
preterm 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-
English term
English preterm
From pre- + term.
Meanings
-
A premature birth or baby.
Forms