Where does “precipitancy” come from?
Precipitancy comes from English precipitant, from Latin -antia and -ia suffixes attached to Latin praecipitāre, ultimately derived from Latin caput meaning head.
precipitancy (English): Suddenness; excessive haste
Definitions
- Suddenness; excessive haste
Ancestry of “precipitancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precipitance | Precipitancy |
| 2 | English | precipitant | That falls headlong, or causes a headlong fall;... |
| 3 | French | précipitant | present participle of précipiter |
| 4 | Latin | praecipitans | throwing |
| 5 | Latin | praecipitō | to cast down; to throw headlong |
| 6 | Latin | praeceps | head first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 8 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |