Where does “nonprecedential” come from?
nonprecedential (English) comes from English precedential, from English precedent, from Latin praecēdēns, from Latin praecēdō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
nonprecedential (English): Not precedential
Definitions
- Not precedential
Ancestry of “nonprecedential”, step by step
nonprecedential traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English precedential
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precedential | Having the force of precedent |
| 2 | English | precedent | An act in the past which may be used as an... |
| 3 | Latin | praecēdēns | preceding |
| 4 | Latin | praecēdō | to precede (go before) |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |