Latin

prae

‘before’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prae.

4 English words in this record descend from Latin prae, most familiar first.

• pre
• premonition ← premunition ← praemonitiōnem ← praemonitus
• precipitant ← praecipitans ← praecipitō ← praeceps
• precipitious ← praecipitiōsus ← praecipitium

Etymograph / Latin prae