Where does “précéder” come from?

précéder (French) comes from Middle French précéder, 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.

précéder (French): to precede

Definitions

  1. to precede

Ancestry of “précéder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchprécéderto precede; to go before; to come before
2Latinpraecēdōto precede (go before)
3Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
4Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-