adjective/pɾekuɾˈsoɾ/
precursory (relating to events that will follow)
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.
noun, masculine/pɾekuɾˈsoɾ/plural: precursores
precursor (forerunner, predecessor); precursor (chemical compound)
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.