Etymograph

English

preround

From pre- + round.

Formed from pre- + round

Proto-Italic *prai ‘before’

Proto-Italic *prai- ‘pre-, before’

English pre-

Old Northern French rount

Middle English round ‘spherical, round’

English round

Today it means

adj Before a round of golf.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “preround”. 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.

Etymograph / preround