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
- With rash or foolish haste; in a headlong manner
Ancestry of “precipitantly”, step by step
precipitantly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English precipitant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precipitant | That falls headlong, or causes a headlong fall;... |
| 2 | French | précipitant | present participle of précipiter |
| 3 | Latin | praecipitans | throwing |
| 4 | Latin | praecipitō | to cast down; to throw headlong |
| 5 | Latin | praeceps | head first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 7 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |