Where does “praecipere” come from?

praecipere (Latin) comes 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,...

praecipere (Latin): present active infinitive of praecipiō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of praecipiō;...

Ancestry of “praecipere”, step by step

praecipere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin capere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
2Proto-Italickapiōtake
3Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Latin prae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
2Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “praecipere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →