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Where does “antecessus” come from?

antecessus (Latin) comes from Latin antecēdō, from Latin cēdō, from Proto-Italic kedō, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

antecessus (Latin): preceded; excelled, surpassed

Definitions

  1. preceded; excelled, surpassed

Ancestry of “antecessus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinantecēdō—
2Latincēdō—
3Proto-Italickedōgive here!
4Proto-Italickehere
5Indo-European*ḱe—
Every word from Indo-European *ḱe →