adverb/pɾeθeˌdenteˈmente/
prior, earlier
Etymology tree Spanish preceder Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -entembor. Spanish -ente Spanish precedente Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *méntis Proto-Italic *mentis Latin mēns Old Spanish -mente Spanish -mente Spanish precedentemente From precedente + -mente.