English
antecursor
Antecursor comes from Latin antecursor ‘forerunner, scout, vanguard’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEantecursor‘forerunner, scout, vanguard’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEantecursor‘forerunner, scout, vanguard’
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of ante ‘before, in front’ + cursor ‘runner’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘front, front side’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Proto-Italic *anti ‘before’
Latin ante ‘before, in front’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti
Proto-Italic *korzō ‘to run’
Latin currō ‘run’
Latin cursor ‘runner’
Every English word from Latin antecursor
Today it means
noun A forerunner; a precursor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin antecursor / antecursor