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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | praecipitatus | cast down; thrown headlong |
| 2 | Latin | praecipitō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “precipitate”