Where does “percursor” come from?

percursor (Latin) comes from Latin percurrere, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

percursor (Latin): striker, stabber; assassin

Definitions

  1. striker, stabber; assassin

Ancestry of “percursor”, step by step

percursor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin percurrere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpercurreresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
3LatinAdtoward, to
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Latin percurrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpercurrōto run, hasten or pass through, traverse, pass or run over or along; stroke
2Latincurrōto run
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “percursor

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille
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