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praecaveo.

to guard against (beforehand), seek to avert or prevent

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[prae̯ˈka.we.oː]Classical-Latin[preˈkaː.ve.o]
  1. to guard against (beforehand), seek to avert or prevent

    conjugation-2 · transitive
  2. to take care or heed, take precautions, beware; to be on one’s guard

    conjugation-2 · intransitive
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 *(s)kewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kowh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *kaweō Latin caveō Latin praecaveō From prae- + caveō (“avoid, take care”).

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