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Where does “praecoquere” come from?

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

praecoquere (Latin): to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil...

Definitions

  1. to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil...

Ancestry of “praecoquere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “praecoquere”

  • precocious
  • apricot
  • precocity
  • precociously
  • precociousness
  • precoce
  • apricotty
  • apricotlike
  • apricoty
  • apricock
  • abrecock
  • praecoquum
  • praecox
  • albaricoque
  • albaricoquero
  • precoce
  • precocemente
  • albicocca
  • абрикос
  • abricot
  • abricotier
  • abricotine
  • précocité
  • abricoter
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