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Where does “precedere” come from?

precedere (Italian) comes 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.

precedere (Italian): to precede, to go before, to head; to have the...

Definitions

  1. to precede, to go before, to head; to have the...

Ancestry of “precedere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraecēdō—
2Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
3Proto-Italicprai-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “precedere”

  • precedenza
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