precursors

noun

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front curro-curs · Latin · run

Words related to precursors

forerunnern precursoryadj harbingern precurse progenitorsn predatev earliestadj progenitorshipn antecedev catalystsn predecessorn incipientadj premonitoryadj incipientlyadv antedatev etiolin nascentadj synthesizedv biogenicadj

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Where does precursors come from?

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