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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

  1. not participating

Ancestry of “nonparticipating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishparticipatingpresent participle of participate
2EnglishparticipateTo join in, to take part, to involve oneself; To...
3Latinparticipatus
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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