LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

praecīsus

praecīsus (feminine praecīsa, neuter praecīsum)

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.