Etymograph

English

preremote

From pre- + remote.

A compound of pre- + remote

Proto-Italic *prai ‘before’

Proto-Italic *prai- ‘pre-, before’

English pre-

Latin moveō ‘to move’

Latin removeō ‘to remove’

Latin remōtus ‘distant’

Old French remot

Middle English remote

English remote

Today it means

adj More remote in previous time or prior order.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “preremote”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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