myEtymology.com: English etymology of precambrian

Etymology of the English word precambrian

the English word precambrian

using the English prefix pre-

derived from the Latin prefix prae-

derived from the Latin word prae (in front of; before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *prai-

derived from the English word Cambrian

derived from the Medieval Latin word Cambria (Wales)

derived from the Welsh word Cymry

derived from the Welsh word Cymru