Etymology of the English word precession
the English word
precessionderived from the Late Latin word
praecessioderived from the Latin word
praecessusderived from the Latin word
praecedere (go before, precede; surpass)
derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
using 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 Latin word
praecessumderived from the Latin word
praecedere (go before, precede; surpass)
derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
using the Latin prefix
prae-derived from the Latin word
prae (in front of; before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*prai-Derivations in English
precessUsage
Word found in Modern English
