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Where does “precisare” come from?

precisare (Italian) comes from Italian preciso, 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.

precisare (Italian): to state, fix, tell exactly, state exactly,...

Definitions

  1. to state, fix, tell exactly, state exactly,...

Ancestry of “precisare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprecisoprecise, exact, thorough; precise, accurate,...
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

Words derived from “precisare”

  • ultrapreciso
  • precise
  • imprecisabilmente
  • precisamente
  • impreciso
  • preciso
  • imprecisabile
  • precisabile
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