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Where does “interparticipant” come from?

interparticipant (English) comes from English participant, from Middle French participant, from Latin participāns, from Latin participō, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.

interparticipant (English): Between participants

Definitions

  1. Between participants

Ancestry of “interparticipant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparticipantOne who participates; Sharing; participating;...
2Middle Frenchparticipant—
3Latinparticipāns—
4Latinparticipō—
5Latinparticepssharing
6Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
7Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
8Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
9Proto-Italickaputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
11Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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