Where does “anticipationist” come from?
anticipationist (English) comes from English anticipation, from Latin anticipatio, from Ancient Greek πρόληψις, from Ancient Greek προλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
anticipationist (English): One who follows a policy of anticipationism
Definitions
- One who follows a policy of anticipationism
Ancestry of “anticipationist”, step by step
anticipationist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anticipation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anticipation | The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or... |
| 2 | Latin | anticipatio | preconception; anticipation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρόληψις | preconception, mental picture; taking beforehand;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προλαμβάνω | take beforehand, anticipate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |