LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

praecīsus

praecīsus (feminine praecīsa, neuter praecīsum)
praecīse sg. voc. m.

Meaning

  1. participleshortened, severed
  2. participlebattered, smashed

praecīsus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from praecido.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraecīsus

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Latin praecīdō Latin praecīsus Perfect passive participle of praecīdō.

Descendants
  • Catalanprecís
  • Frenchprécis
  • Romanianprecisfrom French précis
  • Italianpreciso
  • Occitanprecís
  • Portuguesepreciso
  • Spanishpreciso
  • Danishpræcisfrom French précis
  • Galicianpreciso
  • Friulianprecîs

In English words that came into English from praecīsus

  • precisepraecīsus

Quick answers

What does praecīsus mean in Latin?
praecīsus, a verb, means “shortened, severed; battered, smashed”.
What are the principal parts of praecīsus?
praecīsus, praecīsa, praecīsum (first/second-declension participle).
Where does praecīsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praecīsus.