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Where does “imprécis” come from?

imprécis (French) comes from 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

imprécis (French): imprecise; lacking precision

Definitions

  1. imprecise; lacking precision

Ancestry of “imprécis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchprécisWhich does not leave doubt; specific, explicit;...
2Latinpraecīsus—
3Latinpraecīdō—
4Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
5Proto-Italicprai—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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