Latin
praeceps
‘steep’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin praeceps.
7 English words in this record descend from Latin praeceps, most familiar first.
- precipitation ← praecipitatio ← praecipitō
- precipitate ← praecipitātus ← praecipitō
- precipice ← praecipitium
- precipitous ← précipiteux ← *praecipitōsus
- precipitator ← praecipitō
- precipitant ← praecipitans ← praecipitō
- precipitato ← precipitare ← praecipitō
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Etymograph / Latin praeceps