Where does “précédent” come from?
précédent (French) comes from Old French precedent, from Latin praecēdēns, from Latin praecēdō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
précédent (French): previous; preceding; earlier; precedent
Definitions
- previous; preceding; earlier; precedent
Ancestry of “précédent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | precedent | preceding; that comes before |
| 2 | Latin | praecēdēns | preceding |
| 3 | Latin | praecēdō | to precede (go before) |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |