Where does “precipitate” come from?
Precipitate comes from Latin praecipitatus, past participle of praecipito, derived from praeceps meaning headlong, from caput meaning head, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kauput-.
precipitate (English): To make something happen suddenly and quickly; To...
Definitions
- To make something happen suddenly and quickly; To...
Ancestry of “precipitate”, step by step
precipitate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin praecipitatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praecipitatus | cast down; thrown headlong |
| 2 | Latin | praecipitō | to cast down; to throw headlong |
| 3 | Latin | praeceps | head first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 5 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via New Latin praecipitatum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | praecipitatum | nominative neuter singular of praecipitātus;... |
Words derived from “precipitate”
- precipitating
- precipitately
- immunoprecipitation
- cryoprecipitate
- precipitin
- immunoprecipitate
- coprecipitate
- coimmunoprecipitation
- reprecipitate
- radioimmunoprecipitation
- immunoprecipitating
- coimmunoprecipitate
- precipitateness
- nonprecipitating
- precipitateth
- precipitinogen
- nanoprecipitate
- precipitatest
- precipitar
- bioprecipitate
- microprecipitate
- photoprecipitate
- unprecipitate
- antiprecipitin