## Etymology
From the prefix pre- ('before') + possession (from Latin possessio, from possidere 'to possess'). Originally 'prior possession', later 'a preconceived attitude'.

## AI Etymology
Prepossession is from the prefix pre- ('before') + possession (from Latin possessio, from possidere 'to possess'). Originally 'prior possession', later 'a preconceived attitude'. Important recorded forms include prae- (Latin) and possidere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers a preconceived opinion or bias; a preoccupation. The wider family includes related words such as prepossess, prepossessing, possession, and possess.

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