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Stage 1 of 3
prae decessor
Latin · ancient
"one who withdraws before"
one who withdraws before, from prae- (before) and decedere (to withdraw, from de- and cedere)
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Stage 2 of 3
predecesseur
Old French · medieval
"a person who held a position before another"
carried into French for a person who held a position before another
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Stage 3 of 3
predecessor
English · 1300s
"a person who held a position or office before another"
settled as the English word for a person who held a position before another
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