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

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

Ancestry of “praecoquere”, step by step

praecoquere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prae

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	prae	before; in front; in front of
2	Proto-Italic	prai	before; in front of
3	Proto-Indo-European	preh₂-	before, in front
4	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
5	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

via Latin coquere

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	coquere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
2	Proto-Italic	kʷekʷō	to cook
3	Proto-Indo-European	pékʷeti	to be cooking; to ripen
4	Proto-Indo-European	pekʷ-	to cook; to ripen
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃-ép-kʷ-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →