English → Latin
“precipitate” in Latin
praecepshead first, headlong; steep, precipitous; hasty, rash, precipitatepraecipitōto cast down; to throw headlong; to precipitatetemerāriusaccidental; casual, rash, heedless; recklessfestīnōto hasten, make haste, hurry; pass swiftly; to accelerate, do or prepare hastily, make haste with something, hasten, hurcōnsiliumplan, intention, design, purpose; counsel, advice; determination, resolve, resolution
The English word precipitate itself goes back to Latin prae, through praecipitātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
precipitate adj.
praeceps: praecipitatus: temerarius (rash): Precipitate measures, praecipitata consilia: by precipitate measures, nimia celeritate consiliorum (e.g., societatem evertere, Liv.): to be precipitate, praepropere agere (Liv.).
precipitate v.
praecipitare aliquid (e.g., consilia; Liv.); festinare, accelerare aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for precipitate?
- The usual Latin words for “precipitate” are praeceps, praecipitō, temerārius; also festīnō, cōnsilium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.