English
preemption
Preemption comes from Latin emō ‘buy’, from Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take, distribute’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘buy’
- Englishtodaypreemption
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take, distribute’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*emō‘to take’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEemō‘buy’
- Englishtodaypreemption
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take, distribute’
exempt, pommel, pomade, 56 more
through Proto-Italic *emō ‘to take’
assume, presume, sumptuous, 47 more
through Latin emō ‘buy’
consumer, resume, premium, consume, ransom, assumption, redeem, redemption, résumé, exemption, consumable, emptor, overconsumption, 42 more
Today it means
noun An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as: The purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / preemption