Definition
Things that come before and indicate the approach of something else; forerunners or harbingers. In chemistry, substances from which other compounds are formed.
Etymology
From Latin 'praecursor,' from 'prae' (before) and 'currere' (to run). Originally meant 'one who runs ahead' to announce someone's arrival, like a herald or messenger.
Kelly Says
The word captures the beautiful idea that most significant events cast shadows before them - whether it's tremors before earthquakes or early symptoms before illness. Scientists love this word because it embodies the detective work of tracing effects back to their origins.
Translations
BNবাংলা
পূর্বপুরুষ
poor-bo-pur-ush
CACatalà
predecessors
pre-de-ces-soh-rs
DADansk
forfædre
for-fæ-dre
DEDeutsch
Vorläufer
for-lohr
ELΕλληνικά
προγόνους
pro-go-nous
ESEspañol
precursores
pre-kur-soh-res
FAفارسی
پیشینیان
pee-shee-nee-yan
FISuomi
edeltäjiä
e-delt-a-jiä
FRFrançais
précurseurs
pre-kur-soh-r
IDBahasa Indonesia
pendahulu
pen-dah-hu-lu
IGIG
ndị nne na nna
n-di-nne-na-nna
ITItaliano
precursori
pre-kur-soh-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
pendahulu
pen-dah-hu-lu
MYမြန်မာ
အဆက်အနွယ်
a-se-k-a-an-we
NLNederlands
voorlopers
voor-loh-pers
NONorsk
forfedre
for-fed-re
PLPolski
przodkowie
przod-kowie
PTPortuguês
precursores
pre-kur-soh-res
RORomână
precursor
pre-kur-soh-r
RUРусский
предшественники
pred-she-stven-ni-ki
SVSvenska
förfäder
for-fä-der
SWKiswahili
wazazi
wa-za-zi
TAதமிழ்
தொல் przodkowie
tol-pa-ru-su
TEతెలుగు
కుటుంబ
ku-tu-mba
THไทย
บรรพบุรุษ
ban-rap-pu-rut
TLTL
mga ninuno
mga-nin-u-no
UKУкраїнська
попередники
po-pered-niki
VITiếng Việt
tiền bối
tee-en-boi