Where does “precursive” come from?
precursive (English) comes from English cursive, from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursivus, from Latin cursus, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
precursive (English): Preceding; introductory; precursory; Being a...
Definitions
- Preceding; introductory; precursory; Being a...
Ancestry of “precursive”, step by step
precursive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cursive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cursive | Running; flowing; Having successive letters... |
| 2 | Middle French | cursif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | cursivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | cursus | The act of running; race; Course, way, passage,... |
| 5 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |