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praecursor.

forerunner; member of advance-guard;

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[prae̯ˈkʊr.sɔr]Classical-Latin[preˈkur.sor]

  1. forerunner, vanguard

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. spy

    declension-3 · masculine
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 praecursor From praecurrō (“to run before”) + -tor.

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