1
Stage 1 of 2
praecipitare
Latin · ancient
"to throw headlong"
to throw headlong, from prae- (before) and caput (head)
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Stage 2 of 2
precipitation
English · 1600s
"water falling from the sky as rain, snow, or hail"
adopted by meteorologists for water falling from clouds as rain, snow, or hail
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