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Where does “praecipitium” come from?

praecipitium (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.

praecipitium (Latin): precipice; genitive masculine plural of praeceps;...

Definitions

  1. precipice; genitive masculine plural of praeceps;...

Ancestry of “praecipitium”, 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 “praecipitium”

  • precipice
  • précipice
  • precipice
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