1630s (n.) "a thing or condition required beforehand," 1650s (adj.), "required beforehand, necessary as a condition of something following;" see pre- "before" + requisite. A verb prerequire "require beforehand" is attested from 1610s.
Latin was a prerequisite for admission
prequel
Pre-Raphaelite
pre-record
pre-registration
pre-release
prerequisite
pre-revolutionary
prerogative
presage
presby-
presbycousis
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