- precursor
[precursor 词源字典]
- precursor: see course
[precursor etymology, precursor origin, 英语词源] - precursor (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French precurseur and directly from Latin praecursor "forerunner," agent noun from past participle stem of praecurrere, from prae "before" (see pre-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Related: Precursory.