Where does “nonparticipant” come from?
nonparticipant (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.
nonparticipant (English): Not participating; One who is not a participant
Definitions
- Not participating; One who is not a participant
Ancestry of “nonparticipant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | participant | One who participates; Sharing; participating;... |
| 2 | Middle French | participant | — |
| 3 | Latin | participāns | partaking |
| 4 | Latin | participō | to partake of, participate in |
| 5 | Latin | particeps | sharing |
| 6 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 7 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |