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Where does “praecisus” come from?

praecisus (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “praecisus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraecīdō—
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicprai—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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