Where does “overparticipation” come from?
overparticipation (English) comes from English participation, from Old French participacion, from Latin participatio, from Latin participō, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.
overparticipation (English): Excessive participation
Definitions
- Excessive participation
Ancestry of “overparticipation”, step by step
overparticipation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English participation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | participation | The act of participating, of taking part in... |
| 2 | Old French | participacion | participation |
| 3 | Latin | participatio | participation |
| 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 |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |