Where does “partake” come from?
Partake comes from Middle English part-takinge, from Latin particeps meaning "sharing in," derived from Proto-Italic partikaps, ultimately from Proto-Italic -kaps.
partake (English): To take part in an activity; to participate; To...
Definitions
- To take part in an activity; to participate; To...
Ancestry of “partake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | part-takinge | — |
| 2 | Latin | particeps | sharing |
| 3 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 4 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
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