precedent的词源

英文词源

precedent (n.)

early 15c., "case which may be taken as a rule in similar cases," from Middle French precedent, noun use of an adjective, from Latin praecedentum (nominative praecedens), present participle of praecedere "go before" (see precede). Meaning "thing or person that goes before another" is attested from mid-15c. As an adjective in English from c. 1400. As a verb meaning "to furnish with a precedent" from 1610s, now only in past participle precedented.

中文词源

precedent：先例 

词根词缀： pre-前,先 + -ced-行走 + -ent名词词尾

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：precedent 词源，precedent 含义。

precedent：先例，常规

来自precede,先走，先于，-ent,现在分词后缀。词性由形容词变名词，引申词义先例，常规等。