previos

Previos is the masculine plural form of the Spanish adjective previo, meaning "previous" or "prior." It is used to describe items, steps, or events that occur before others in sequence.

In everyday Spanish, previos accompanies masculine plural nouns: pasos previos (previous steps), documentos previos (earlier documents). The feminine plural form is previas.

As a noun or noun phrase, los previos can appear in technical or formal contexts to reference earlier elements in a list or procedure.

Etymology: previo derives from Latin praevius, formed from the prefix prae- meaning before. The term reflects the sense of precedence or something that comes before others.

In English texts, the word is typically translated as "previous" or "prior." The word is common in legal, administrative, scientific, and instructional contexts in Spanish.