Where does “unprecedential” come from?

unprecedential (English) comes from English precedential, 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- — passed , crossed.

unprecedential (English): Not precedential

Definitions

  1. Not precedential

Ancestry of “unprecedential”, step by step

unprecedential traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English precedential

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprecedentialHaving the force of precedent
2EnglishprecedentAn act in the past which may be used as an...
3Latinpraecēdēnspreceding
4Latinpraecēdōto precede (go before)
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 un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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