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Where does “precipitato” come from?

precipitato (Italian) comes from Italian precipitare, from Latin praecipitare, from Latin praeceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

precipitato (Italian): precipitate, hurried, rash; precipitate;...

Definitions

  1. precipitate, hurried, rash; precipitate;...

Ancestry of “precipitato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprecipitareto hurl down, to cast down, to tumble; to...
2Latinpraecipitarepresent active infinitive of praecipitō;...
3Latinpraecepshead first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,...
4Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
5Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
6Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
7Proto-Italickaputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “precipitato”

  • precipitato
  • precipitatamente
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