precipice.
A very steep cliff.
Meaning & usage
A very steep cliff.
The brink of a dangerous situation.
to stand on a precipice
A headlong fall or descent.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1598, from Middle French precipice, from Latin praecipitium (“a steep place”), from praeceps (“steep”), from prae + caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”). Distantly related to precept through Latin praecipiō (“to teach”), from prae + capiō (“take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-, *keh₂p- (“to hold; to seize”).
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