Etymology

precession

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Today it means: Precedence. Full definition →

Middle English precessioun ← Medieval Latin prēcessiōn-, prēcessio ← Latin praecēdō
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  1. Latin · derived frompraecēdō
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromprēcessiōn-, prēcessio
  3. Middle English · inherited fromprecessioun
  4. English todayprecession

From Middle English precessioun, precession, from Medieval Latin prēcessiōn-, prēcessio, from Latin praecēdō.

Words from the same roots

Latinpraecēdō all →

precede

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