Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prestate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prestate
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to status as a state.

adj

More primitive than a state.

noun

The state that exists before an operation.

verb

To assume responsibility for, undertake.

Transitive verb

verb

To indemnify, guarantee, secure (against loss or legal liability).

Transitive verb

verb

To vouch for, support.

Transitive 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 *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English prestate From pre- + state.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: praestatus, praestō

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

prestates (plural) prestates (present, singular) prestating (participle, present) prestated (participle, past) prestated (past)

Questions

What does prestate mean?: Prior to status as a state.
Where does prestate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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