Where does “nonparticipating” come from?
nonparticipating (English) comes from English participating, from English participate, from Latin participatus, from Latin participō, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.
nonparticipating (English): not participating
Definitions
- not participating
Ancestry of “nonparticipating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | participating | present participle of participate |
| 2 | English | participate | To join in, to take part, to involve oneself; To... |
| 3 | Latin | participatus | shared, participated in, took part in |
| 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 |