Where does “precipitosissimamente” come from?
precipitosissimamente (Italian) comes from Italian precipitosissimo, from Italian precipitoso, from Italian precipite, from Latin praeceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
precipitosissimamente (Italian): very precipitously
Definitions
- very precipitously
Ancestry of “precipitosissimamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | precipitosissimo | very precipitous |
| 2 | Italian | precipitoso | hasty, rash, hurried; headlong; precipitous |
| 3 | Italian | precipite | falling headfirst; falling from above of a person |
| 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 |