Where does “preciso” come from?
preciso (Portuguese) comes 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.
preciso (Portuguese): precise; accurate; accurate; necessary
Definitions
- precise; accurate; accurate; necessary
Ancestry of “preciso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | praecīsus | — |
| 2 | Latin | praecīdō | — |
| 3 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | prai | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “preciso”