English → Latin
“precede” in Latin
praeeōto go before, precede (with dative); to go forward; lead the way; to dictatepraecēdōto precede (go before); to surpass or excelpraegrediorto precede (go ahead or before); to surpass or excelantecēdōto precede (go before or in front of); to excel or surpass; to distinguish oneself, to become eminentanteeōto go before, precede (walk on ahead); to surpass; to anticipateantegrediorto go before, precedepraecurrōto run before; to precede; to surpasspriuspreviously; beforesuperusabove, upper, higher
The English word precede itself goes back to Latin cēdō, through praecēdō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
precede
praeire: praecedere: praegredi: antecedere: anteire: antegredi: praecurrere: Preceding, antecedens: praecedens: praecurrens: prior: superior.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for precede?
- The usual Latin words for “precede” are praeeō, praecēdō, praegredior; also antecēdō, anteeō, antegredior. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.