forerunner
The origin and history of forerunner.
Etymology
Came from Middle English forrenner, foreriner, a calque of Latin praecursor (“one who runs before, a forerunner”). It can be analysed as fore- and runner, and/or as forerun and -er.
The origin and history of forerunner.
Came from Middle English forrenner, foreriner, a calque of Latin praecursor (“one who runs before, a forerunner”). It can be analysed as fore- and runner, and/or as forerun and -er.
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