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precursor

/pɾekuɾˈsoɾ/

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.