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

  1. to cast down; to throw headlong

Ancestry of “praecipitō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraecepshead first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,...
2Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
3Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
4Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “praecipitō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput