English

Prealps

From pre- + Alps.

Formed from pre- + Alps

Proto-Italic *prai ‘before’

Proto-Italic *prai- ‘pre-, before’

English pre-

Latin Alpēs

Middle French Alpes

Middle English Alpes

English Alps

Today it means

name The foothills at the base of the Alps.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.