Where does “praecipitō” come from?
praecipitō (Latin) comes from Latin praeceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
praecipitō (Latin): to cast down; to throw headlong
Definitions
- to cast down; to throw headlong
Ancestry of “praecipitō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praeceps | head first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,... |
| 2 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 3 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “praecipitō”
- precipitation
- precipitate
- precipitating
- precipitately
- immunoprecipitation
- precipitancy
- precipitant
- cryoprecipitate
- precipitin
- coprecipitation
- reprecipitation
- precipitance
- immunoprecipitate
- coprecipitate
- coimmunoprecipitation
- reprecipitate
- precipitantly
- radioimmunoprecipitation
- immunoprecipitating
- nanoprecipitation
- coimmunoprecipitate
- precipitateness
- nonprecipitating
- postprecipitation