preceding

adjective

Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front cedo-ced · Latin · go, yield

Synonyms for preceding

previousadj priorn foregoingadj antecedentn earlieradv aforementionedadj lastadj pastadj lattern firstn

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Where does preceding come from?

The word preceding breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”); and -ced, from Latin cedo (“go, yield”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.