precontemplator

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What does precontemplator mean?

A person who has not yet contemplated the negative repercussions of their behaviour (such as drug abuse) and is thus resistant to change.

Where does precontemplator come from?

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 *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin templum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin contemplor Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin contemplātorder. Middle English contemplatoure English contemplator English precontemplator From pre- + contemplator.

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