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Where does “praeceptum” come from?

praeceptum (Vulgar Latin) comes 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,...

praeceptum (Vulgar Latin): teaching, lesson; precept; order, command

Definitions

  1. teaching, lesson; precept; order, command

Ancestry of “praeceptum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpraeciperepresent active infinitive of praecipiō;...
2Latincaperepresent active infinitive of capiō; second-person...
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “praeceptum”

  • precetto
  • precettista
  • precettistico
  • precettistica
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →