Where does “nonparticipial” come from?
nonparticipial (English) comes from English participial, from Latin participiālis, from Latin participium, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
nonparticipial (English): Not participial
Definitions
- Not participial
Ancestry of “nonparticipial”, step by step
nonparticipial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English participial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | participial | of, relating to, or being a participle; a... |
| 2 | Latin | participiālis | participial, or the nature of a participle |
| 3 | Latin | participium | a sharing, partaking, participation; participle |
| 4 | Latin | particeps | sharing |
| 5 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 6 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |