οἶνος τῷ φρονεῖν ἐπισκοτεῖ → wine clouds one's mind, wine clouds one's judgement
prae-cellens: entis, Part. and P. a., from praecello.
præcellēns,¹⁴ tis, p.-adj., de præcello, éminent, qui excelle, distingué, rare, extraordinaire : Cic. Balbo 25 || -tior Plin. 12, 24 ; -tissimus Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 97.