Where does “anticipation” come from?
Anticipation comes from Latin anticipatio, derived from Latin anticipo meaning to take before, from Latin ante- combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- meaning to seize or grasp.
anticipation (English): The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or...
Definitions
- The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or...
Ancestry of “anticipation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | anticipatio | preconception; anticipation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πρόληψις | preconception, mental picture; taking beforehand;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | προλαμβάνω | take beforehand, anticipate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |