Where does “anticipativeness” come from?
anticipativeness (English) comes from English anticipative, from English anticipate, from Latin anticipatus, from Latin anticipo, from Latin capio, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
anticipativeness (English): The quality of being anticipative
Definitions
- The quality of being anticipative
Ancestry of “anticipativeness”, step by step
anticipativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anticipative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anticipative | Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to... |
| 2 | English | anticipate | To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action |
| 3 | Latin | anticipatus | anticipated |
| 4 | Latin | anticipo | I take or get before; anticipate; I surpass,... |
| 5 | Latin | capio | I take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |