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Where does “praecuro” come from?

praecuro (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.

praecuro (Latin): I arrange beforehand

Definitions

  1. I arrange beforehand

Ancestry of “praecuro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
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 “praecuro”

  • praecurans
  • praecuraturus
  • praecuratus
  • praecurandus
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