Where does “precentress” come from?

precentress (English) comes from English precentor, from French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from Latin praecino, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

precentress (English): A female precentor

Definitions

  1. A female precentor

Ancestry of “precentress”, step by step

precentress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English precentor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprecentorThe person who leads songs or prayers in a...
2Frenchprécenteur
3Latinpraecentor
4LatinpraecinoI sing or play before; I predict, foretell
5Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
6Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-