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Where does “precipitantly” come from?

precipitantly (English) comes from English precipitant, from French précipitant, from Latin praecipitans, from Latin praecipitō, from Latin praeceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.

precipitantly (English): With rash or foolish haste; in a headlong manner

Definitions

  1. With rash or foolish haste; in a headlong manner

Ancestry of “precipitantly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprecipitantThat falls headlong, or causes a headlong fall;...
2Frenchprécipitantpresent participle of précipiter
3Latinpraecipitansthrowing
4Latinpraecipitō—
5Latinpraecepshead first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,...
6Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
7Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
8Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
9Proto-Italickaputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
11Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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