preterm

English

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 *terh₂-?

Proto-Indo-European *ter-?

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥

Proto-Italic *termn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Proto-Italic *term(e)nos

Latin terminus

Old French termebor.

Middle English terme

English term

English preterm

From pre- + term.

Adjective

preterm (not comparable)

1. Of a premature birth or baby.

Derived terms

• pretermer

Noun

preterm (plural preterms)

1. A premature birth or baby.

Anagrams

• Tremper