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
- teaching, lesson; precept; order, command
Ancestry of “praeceptum”, step by step
praeceptum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin praecipere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praecipere | present active infinitive of praecipiō;... |
| 2 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |