Where does “precisament” come from?

precisament (Catalan) comes from Catalan precís, from Latin praecīsus, from Latin praecīdō, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

precisament (Catalan): precisely

Definitions

  1. precisely

Ancestry of “precisament”, step by step

precisament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan precís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanprecísprecise, exact
2Latinpraecīsusshortened, severed
3Latinpraecīdōto cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate
4Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
5Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →