preamble
/pɹiˈæmbəl/pree-AM-buhl
/pɹiˈæmbəl/pree-AM-buhl
Meaninga walking before
Common meaning: an introductory part
- prebefore
- amblto walk about, strollLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 104 · scan
‘before’ + ‘to walk about, stroll’ → preamble
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin ambulō ‘to walk about, stroll’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ambulō, p. 104 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ambulō, ambulāre Latin “to walk about, stroll”
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