Etymology of the Latin word antecessor
the Late Latin word
antecessor (he that goes before, predecessor; scout)
derived from the Latin word
cessus (backward or yielding movement)
derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
derived from the Latin word
antecessus (payments in advance)
derived from the Latin word
antecedere (precede, go before, ahead)
derived from the Latin word
ante (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ant-derived from the Latin word
cedere (go, pass; grant, concede, yield)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ked- (to yield)
Derivations in other languages
English
antecessor, French
ancestre, French
antécesseur, Italian
antecessore, Portuguese
antecessor, Spanish
antecesorUsage
Word found in Late Latin
