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Where does “precedently” come from?

precedently (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

precedently (English): beforehand; antecedently

Definitions

  1. beforehand; antecedently

Ancestry of “precedently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprecedentAn act in the past which may be used as an...
2Latinpraecēdēns—
3Latinpraecēdō—
4Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
5Proto-Italicprai-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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