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Where does “precipitateness” come from?

precipitateness (English) comes from English precipitate, from Latin praecipitatus, from Latin praecipitō, from Latin praeceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.

precipitateness (English): The state of being precipitate; hastiness

Definitions

  1. The state of being precipitate; hastiness

Ancestry of “precipitateness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprecipitateTo make something happen suddenly and quickly; To...
2Latinpraecipitatuscast down; thrown headlong
3Latinpraecipitō—
4Latinpraecepshead first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,...
5Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
6Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
7Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
8Proto-Italickaputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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