Where does “nonprecise” come from?
nonprecise (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
nonprecise (English): Not precise
Ancestry of “nonprecise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | precise | exact, accurate; consistent, clustered close... |
| 2 | Middle French | précis | — |
| 3 | Latin | praecīsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | praecīdō | — |
| 5 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai | — |
| 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 |