English
preparation
Preparation comes from Latin praeparatio, from praeparatus ‘prepared, having been prepared’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- ‘to grant’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*perh₃-‘to grant’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₃-o-‘providing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparō‘prepare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeparō‘prepare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeparatus‘prepared, having been prepared’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeparatioas praeparatio
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600preparacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaypreparation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*perh₃-‘to grant’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pr̥h₃-o-‘providing’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEparō‘prepare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeparō‘prepare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeparatus‘prepared, having been prepared’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeparatioas praeparatio
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600preparacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaypreparation
Formed from prepare + -ation
Latin parō ‘to make ready’
Latin praeparō ‘to make ready in advance’
Middle French preparer ‘to prepare’
English prepare
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- ‘to grant’
part, expert, experiment, parental, parcel, para, parity, 45 more
through Latin parō ‘prepare’
several, empire, emperor, imperial, separate, repair, apparel, apparatus, empress, separation, parachute, severance, disparate, imperium, inseparable, imperious, rampart, separator, pare, imperator, separable, 17 more
Today it means
noun The act of preparing or getting ready.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- / preparation