English

forecomer

From fore- + comer.

Formed from fore- + comer

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’

Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’

Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’

English fore-

Middle English comere

English comer

Today it means

noun One who comes before (i.e. prior to or ahead of); a predecessor, antecedent, or ancestor.

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Etymograph / forecomer