Etymograph

English

precession

Precession comes from Medieval Latin prēcessiōn-, from Latin praecēdō ‘to precede (go before)’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *kezdō.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kezdōreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘to go, move, proceed, go along, move along’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraecēdō‘to precede (go before)’
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500prēcessiōn-
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500precessioun
  6. Englishtodayprecession

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kezdōreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcēdō‘to go, move, proceed, go along, move along’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraecēdō‘to precede (go before)’
  4. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500prēcessiōn-
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500precessioun
  6. Englishtodayprecession

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *kezdō

successor, excessive, successive, succession, inaccessible, procession, recessive, 9 more

through Latin cēdō ‘to go, move, proceed, go along, move along’

process, success, necessary, succeed, procedure, cease, excess, accessible, concede, predecessor, concession, recess, cede, accession, cessation, secession, intercession, 29 more

through Latin praecēdō ‘to precede (go before)’

precedent, 1 more

Today it means

noun Precedence.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kezdō / precession

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