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Where does “precordial” come from?

precordial (English) comes from French précordial, from French pré-, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

precordial (English): Of or pertaining to the precordium

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the precordium

Ancestry of “precordial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprécordialprecordial
2Frenchpré-pre-
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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