Where does “precisar” come from?

precisar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese preciso, from Latin praecīsus, 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.

precisar (Portuguese): to need, must

Definitions

  1. to need, must

Ancestry of “precisar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseprecisoprecise; accurate; accurate; necessary
2Latinpraecīsusshortened, severed
3Latinpraecīdōto cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate
4Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
5Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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