Where does “preciso” come from?

preciso (Italian) comes 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.

preciso (Italian): precise, exact, thorough; precise, accurate,...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “preciso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraecīsusshortened, severed
2Latinpraecīdōto cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate
3Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
4Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “preciso

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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