'preparer' originates from French, specifically the word 'préparer,' where 'pré-' meant 'before' and 'parer' meant 'to make ready.'

'preparer' changed from Old French 'preparier'/French 'préparer' and ultimately from Latin 'praeparare'; it entered Middle English in forms like 'preparen' and eventually became the modern English noun 'preparer'.

Initially, it meant 'to make ready beforehand,' and over time the noun form developed to mean 'a person who prepares something.'