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Where does “praecavere” come from?

praecavere (Latin) comes from Latin praecaveo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

praecavere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “praecavere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpraecaveoI guard against , seek to avert or prevent; I...
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 “praecavere”

  • precaution
  • precautionary
  • precautional
  • precautionarily
  • nonprecautionary
  • praecautio
  • precaver
  • précautionneux
  • précaution
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