Where does “preciput” come from?
preciput (Romanian) comes from French préciput, from Latin praecipuum, from Latin praecipere, 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,...
preciput (Romanian): advantage, supplement contractually granted to an heir, a spouse, etc
Definitions
- advantage, supplement contractually granted to an heir, a spouse, etc
Ancestry of “preciput”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | préciput | advantage, supplement contractually granted to an... |
| 2 | Latin | praecipuum | nominative neuter singular of praecipuus;... |
| 3 | Latin | praecipere | present active infinitive of praecipiō;... |
| 4 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |