Antecede

/ˌæntɪˈsid/ verb

To come before something else in time; to happen or exist first.

From Latin 'antecedere,' combining 'ante-' (before) and 'cedere' (to go/yield). The word literally means 'to go before' and has been used in English since the 1600s.

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