precipitate

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Etymology 1

From Latin praecipitātus, perfect passive participle of

praecipitō (“throw down, hurl down, throw headlong”)

(see -ate

(verb-forming suffix) for more),

from praeceps (“head foremost, headlong”) (praecipit- in its oblique stem),

from prae (“before”) +‎ -ceps (“headed”).

Etymology 2

From Latin praecipitātus (see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).

Etymology 3

From New Latin praecipitatum. Equivalent to Latin praecipitō +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix).

can be a noun, a verb, or an adjective.