Where does “precedens” come from?

precedens (Hungarian) comes 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.

precedens (Hungarian): precedent an act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future

Definitions

  1. precedent an act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future

Ancestry of “precedens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraecēdēnspreceding
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

Words derived from “precedens”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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