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Where does “applicant” come from?

Applicant comes from Latin applicans, the present participle of applicare, meaning "to attach or apply," formed from the prefix ad- and the root pel-, meaning "to drive or move forward."

applicant (English): One who applies for something; one who makes a...

Definitions

  1. One who applies for something; one who makes a...

Ancestry of “applicant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinapplicansapplying, attaching
2Latinapplicāre—

Words derived from “applicant”

  • nonapplicant
  • reapplicant
  • аппликант
  • апликант
  • apliken
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