Predmostadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈprɛdməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈprɛdˌmoʊst/

Forms: 1900s– Predmost, 1900s– Předmost Brit.

/ˈpʃɛdmɒst/, U.S.

/pərˈʒɛdˌmoʊst/.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Predmost.

Etymology: < Predmost (German Predmost, Czech Předmostí), the name of a village in Moravia, Czech Republic, where remains were first found in 1879.The most important finds were those uncovered by K. J. Maška and M. Kříž c1890–6. These were described by M. Kříž in Czech in Mé výzkumné práce u Předmostí a jich hlavní výsledky (1896) and in German in Beiträge zur Kenntnisse der Quatärzeit im Mähren (1903). The place name is first mentioned in English in connection with the finds in 1889.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a race of Upper Palaeolithic man known from remains discovered at Predmost (Předmostí) in Moravia, Czech Republic, and at other sites in central Europe and around the eastern Mediterranean.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > protohuman > [adjective]

Cro-Magnon1869

palaeanthropic1890

pithecanthropoid1890

pithecanthropic1897

theriozoic1898

Combe-Capelle1911

Piltdown1912

Predmost1912

Boskop1915

hominid1915

Neanderthalian1920

Tardenoisian1921

pithecanthropine1925

Sinanthropic1931

Solo1932

Florisbad1935

Steinheim1935

Sinanthropoid1937

Swanscombe1937

robust1971

1912 Amer. Anthropologist 14 702 Dr Hrdlička was able..to restudy the precious originals of Krapina,..the Předmost (Maška) collection, the Brno (Brün) skulls, [etc.].

1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists v. 67 We may call it provisionally the Combe Capelle, or perhaps better the Predmost type by way of contrast with the Cro-Magnon type.

1959 W. Howells Mankind in Making xiv. 210 There you have Homo sapiens. And there you have the men of the present, and the men of the Upper Paleolithic. Some of the latter, like the Předmost skulls, had rather strong brow ridges.

1997 Current Anthropol. 38 860/1 The Předmost collection was spectacular. It was destroyed..by the retreating Nazi forces and their sympathizers.

B. n.

The Predmost culture or remains. rare.

ΚΠ

1921 M. C. Burkitt Prehist. x. 130 The male statuette of Brünn, if it be of the age of Předmost and not more ancient, appears to be a prolongation of the Aurignacian artistic technique.

Derivatives

Predˈmostian n. a person of the Predmost culture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > protohuman > [noun]

anthropolite1778

Neanderthal man1861

caveman1862

man1863

prehistoric man1863

Pithecanthropus1873

Java man1895

Homo erectus1904

Heidelberg1909

Eoanthropus1912

dawn man1913

Neanderthaler1913

Piltdown man1913

Aurignacian1915

Neanderthalian1920

Rhodesian man1921

Boskopoid1926

Peking man1926

Sinanthropus1927

Piltdown1931

Predmostian1931

Minnesota Man1932

Neanderthaloid1934

Steinheim1935

Gigantopithecus1936

Africanthropus1938

Paranthropus1938

Piltdowner1941

Meganthropus1942

Telanthropus1949

Saldanha Man1953

pithecanthropine1955

Nutcracker Man1959

Homo habilis1964

iceman1972

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Apr. 317/2 Sir Arthur Keith suggests that both the Cro-Magnons and the Predmostians are early Caucasians hailing ultimately from South-Western Asia.

1939 V. G. Childe Dawn European Civilization (ed. 3) i. 3 Mesolithic groups appear in general isolated and poorly equipped in contrast to Magdalenians or Předmostians.

1963 J. Hawkes & L. Woolley Hist. Mankind I. i. ii. 83 Probably descended from the Combe Capelle people and very much like them were the mammoth-hunting Predmostians.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predmost
释义	Predmostadj.n. Brit. /ˈprɛdməʊst/, U.S. /ˈprɛdˌmoʊst/ Forms: 1900s– Predmost, 1900s– Předmost Brit. /ˈpʃɛdmɒst/, U.S. /pərˈʒɛdˌmoʊst/. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Predmost. Etymology: < Predmost (German Predmost, Czech Předmostí), the name of a village in Moravia, Czech Republic, where remains were first found in 1879.The most important finds were those uncovered by K. J. Maška and M. Kříž c1890–6. These were described by M. Kříž in Czech in Mé výzkumné práce u Předmostí a jich hlavní výsledky (1896) and in German in Beiträge zur Kenntnisse der Quatärzeit im Mähren (1903). The place name is first mentioned in English in connection with the finds in 1889. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating a race of Upper Palaeolithic man known from remains discovered at Predmost (Předmostí) in Moravia, Czech Republic, and at other sites in central Europe and around the eastern Mediterranean. ΘΚΠ the world > people > protohuman > [adjective] Cro-Magnon1869 palaeanthropic1890 pithecanthropoid1890 pithecanthropic1897 theriozoic1898 Combe-Capelle1911 Piltdown1912 Predmost1912 Boskop1915 hominid1915 Neanderthalian1920 Tardenoisian1921 pithecanthropine1925 Sinanthropic1931 Solo1932 Florisbad1935 Steinheim1935 Sinanthropoid1937 Swanscombe1937 robust1971 1912 Amer. Anthropologist 14 702 Dr Hrdlička was able..to restudy the precious originals of Krapina,..the Předmost (Maška) collection, the Brno (Brün) skulls, [etc.]. 1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists v. 67 We may call it provisionally the Combe Capelle, or perhaps better the Predmost type by way of contrast with the Cro-Magnon type. 1959 W. Howells Mankind in Making xiv. 210 There you have Homo sapiens. And there you have the men of the present, and the men of the Upper Paleolithic. Some of the latter, like the Předmost skulls, had rather strong brow ridges. 1997 Current Anthropol. 38 860/1 The Předmost collection was spectacular. It was destroyed..by the retreating Nazi forces and their sympathizers. B. n. The Predmost culture or remains. rare. ΚΠ 1921 M. C. Burkitt Prehist. x. 130 The male statuette of Brünn, if it be of the age of Předmost and not more ancient, appears to be a prolongation of the Aurignacian artistic technique. Derivatives Predˈmostian n. a person of the Predmost culture. ΘΚΠ the world > people > protohuman > [noun] anthropolite1778 Neanderthal man1861 caveman1862 man1863 prehistoric man1863 Pithecanthropus1873 Java man1895 Homo erectus1904 Heidelberg1909 Eoanthropus1912 dawn man1913 Neanderthaler1913 Piltdown man1913 Aurignacian1915 Neanderthalian1920 Rhodesian man1921 Boskopoid1926 Peking man1926 Sinanthropus1927 Piltdown1931 Predmostian1931 Minnesota Man1932 Neanderthaloid1934 Steinheim1935 Gigantopithecus1936 Africanthropus1938 Paranthropus1938 Piltdowner1941 Meganthropus1942 Telanthropus1949 Saldanha Man1953 pithecanthropine1955 Nutcracker Man1959 Homo habilis1964 iceman1972 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Apr. 317/2 Sir Arthur Keith suggests that both the Cro-Magnons and the Predmostians are early Caucasians hailing ultimately from South-Western Asia. 1939 V. G. Childe Dawn European Civilization (ed. 3) i. 3 Mesolithic groups appear in general isolated and poorly equipped in contrast to Magdalenians or Předmostians. 1963 J. Hawkes & L. Woolley Hist. Mankind I. i. ii. 83 Probably descended from the Combe Capelle people and very much like them were the mammoth-hunting Predmostians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1912
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