Vocab Analysis

[Deepurple]

Question 1:
Could you tell me what the root of "precipice" is? Is it "cip"? If yes, what does it mean? How about its prefix and suffix? Thank you for helping.

 

[Anglika]

"fall to great depth," from Fr. précipice, from L. præcipitium "a steep place," lit. "a fall or leap," from præceps (gen. præcipitis) "steep, headlong, headfirst," from præ- "forth" + caput "head"

Used to refer to a steep rockface from the 17th century.


Do you know this site? Online Etymology Dictionary

 

[Deepurple]

"fall to great depth," from Fr. précipice, from L. præcipitium "a steep place," lit. "a fall or leap," from præceps (gen. præcipitis) "steep, headlong, headfirst," from præ- "forth" + caput "head"

Used to refer to a steep rockface from the 17th century.


Do you know this site? Online Etymology Dictionary

Thank you, Anglika. You are very knowledgeable.:up:

BTW, may I ask two more questions? What does "L.L." stand for in the following definition? And how could I find the meanings of the abbreviations used in the Online Etymology Dict.?

icon:1572, "image, figure, representation," from L.L. icon, from Gk. eikon "likeness, image, portrait," related to eikenai "be like, look like." Eastern Church sense is attested from 1833. Computing sense first recorded 1982.

 

[beascarpetta]

What does "L.L." stand for in the following definition? And how could I find the meanings of the abbreviations used in the Online Etymology Dict.?

you simply type them into the search window in the top right hand corner

LL is an acronym and denotes the period of late/vulgar Latin:-D

 

[Deepurple]

you simply type them into the search window in the top right hand corner

LL is an acronym and denotes the period of late/vulgar Latin:-D

Thanks for telling.;-)