Where does “precipitousness” come from?
precipitousness (English) comes from English precipitous, from French précipiteux, from Latin praecipitosus, from Latin praeceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
precipitousness (English): The state or quality of being precipitous
Definitions
- The state or quality of being precipitous
Ancestry of “precipitousness”, step by step
precipitousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English precipitous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | precipitous | Steep, like a precipice; Headlong; Hasty; rash;... |
| 2 | French | précipiteux | — |
| 3 | Latin | praecipitosus | — |
| 4 | Latin | praeceps | head first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 6 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | 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 |