Where does “precipitevolmente” come from?
precipitevolmente (Italian) comes from Italian precipitevole, from Italian precipitare, from Latin praecipitare, from Latin praeceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
precipitevolmente (Italian): hastily, precipitously
Definitions
- hastily, precipitously
Ancestry of “precipitevolmente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | precipitevole | hasty; precipitous |
| 2 | Italian | precipitare | to hurl down, to cast down, to tumble; to... |
| 3 | Latin | praecipitare | present active infinitive of praecipitō;... |
| 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 |