precede
to come before
Roots
- ced / cess / ceed: go, approach, yield, move back, or stop
- pre-: before, earlier, or in front
Other words with the ced / cess / ceed root
Pre- gives before and cede gives go. To precede is to go before.
A short review preceded the timed section.
Precede is the movement; precedent is the trace left behind. Something went before, and now later events may follow its path.