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Where does “ultraprecise” come from?

ultraprecise (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.

ultraprecise (English): Extremely precise

Definitions

  1. Extremely precise

Ancestry of “ultraprecise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpreciseexact, accurate; consistent, clustered close...
2Middle Frenchprécis—
3Latinpraecīsus—
4Latinpraecīdō—
5Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
6Proto-Italicprai—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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