also pre-history, "the human past prior to recorded history," 1866, perhaps a back-formation from prehistoric. Related: Prehistorian.
Pre-Greek
preheat
prehensile
prehension
prehistoric
prehistory
prejudge
prejudice
prejudicial
*prek-
prelacy
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