Where does “impreciseness” come from?
impreciseness (English) comes from English imprecise, from English precise, from Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, from Latin praecīdō, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
impreciseness (English): The quality of being imprecise, or lacking...
Definitions
- The quality of being imprecise, or lacking...
Ancestry of “impreciseness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imprecise | not precise or exact; containing some error or... |
| 2 | English | precise | exact, accurate; consistent, clustered close... |
| 3 | Middle French | précis | — |
| 4 | Latin | praecīsus | shortened, severed |
| 5 | Latin | praecīdō | to cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate |
| 6 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |