
English word precise comes from Latin caedo, Latin prae (Because of. Before. In front of Before. In front.)
caedo (Latin)
Cut, hew, fell.. Defeat decisively (defeat with heavy losses to the enemy side).. Kill.. Strike, beat.
prae (Latin)
Because of. Before. In front of Before. In front.
praecido (Latin)
(nautical) I cut off or across, avoid, sail straight.. (of discourse) I cut short, abridge; I am brief; break off or finish abruptly.. I beat to pieces, batter, smash.. I break off, cut off, end, destroy.. I cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate.. I deny flatly, refuse, decline.
praecisionis (Latin)
précis (Middle French)
precise (English)
(sciences) Of experimental results, consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other. This does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value.. Exact, accurate. (used by non-native speakers or in jargons, transitive) To make or render precise.