Where does “precipitantness” come from?
precipitantness (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.
precipitantness (English): The state or quality of being precipitant
Definitions
- The state or quality of being precipitant
Ancestry of “precipitantness”, step by step
precipitantness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |