Where does “applauding” come from?
Applauding comes from Latin applaudere, formed from ad- (toward) and plaudere (to strike/clap), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to move or approach.
applauding (English): present participle of applaud; applause
Definitions
- present participle of applaud; applause
Ancestry of “applauding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | applaud | Applause; applauding; Plaudit; To express... |
| 2 | Latin | applaudere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | applaudo | I clap; I clap the hands together, applaud |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |