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Prenatal

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means occurring or existing before birth
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Stage 1 of 2
prae
Latin · ancient
"before"
before, combined with natalis (of birth, from nasci, to be born)
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Stage 2 of 2
prenatal
English · 1826
"existing or occurring before birth"
formed from Latin prae- (before) and natalis (of birth) for the period before birth
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