Where does “praecipitatus” come from?

praecipitatus (Latin) comes from Latin praecipitō, 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.

praecipitatus (Latin): cast down; thrown headlong

Definitions

  1. cast down; thrown headlong

Ancestry of “praecipitatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraecipitōto cast down; to throw headlong
2Latinpraecepshead first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty,...
3Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
4Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
5Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “praecipitatus

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