praecellens = surpassing.

PRO-, PROD-, = before, in front of, forth.

prod-ire = come forth.
provĭdēre = look onwards or ahead.

SUB-, SUF-, SUM-, SUP-, SUR-, SU-, SUS-, = beneath, under.

(i) = under.

subĭcere = throw under, subject.
supprĭmere = press under, suppress.

(ii) = up.

succingere = gird up.
sustĭnēre = hold up, check.

(iii) = to the help of, close to.

subvĕnire = come up to aid of.