precursor.
precursory (relating to events that will follow)
Meaning & usage
precursory (relating to events that will follow)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Latin praecurrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin praecursōrembor. Spanish precursor Borrowed from Latin praecursōrem.
precursor (forerunner, predecessor)
precursor (chemical compound)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Latin praecurrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin praecursōrembor. Spanish precursor Borrowed from Latin praecursōrem.
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