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Where does “precetto” come from?

precetto (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin praeceptum, from Latin praecipere, from Latin capere, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

precetto (Italian): precept; Notice of call up or draft;...

Definitions

  1. precept; Notice of call up or draft;...

Ancestry of “precetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpraeceptumteaching, lesson; precept; order, command
2Latinpraeciperepresent active infinitive of praecipiō;...
3Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “precetto”

  • precettista
  • precettistico
  • precettistica
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →