English
foreacquaint
From fore- + acquaint.
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‘to recognise’
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Late Latin accognitus ‘recognized, known’
Early Medieval Latin accognitāre
Old French acointier ‘get to know’
Middle English aqueynten
English acquaint
Today it means
verb To make familiar (with something) in advance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foreacquaint