English word precise comes from Latin caedo, Latin prae (Because of. Before. In front of Before. In front.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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caedo | Latin (lat) | Cut, hew, fell.. Defeat decisively (defeat with heavy losses to the enemy side).. Kill.. Strike, beat. |
prae | Latin (lat) | Because of. Before. In front of Before. In front. |
praecido | Latin (lat) | (nautical) I cut off or across, avoid, sail straight.. (of discourse) I cut short, abridge; I am brief; break off or finish abruptly.. I beat to pieces, batter, smash.. I break off, cut off, end, destroy.. I cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate.. I deny flatly, refuse, decline. |
praecisionis | Latin (lat) | |
précis | Middle French (frm) | |
precise | English (en) | (sciences) Of experimental results, consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other. This does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value.. Exact, accurate. (used by non-native speakers or in jargons, transitive) To make or render precise. |