Where does “participant” come from?
Participant comes from Middle French participant, from Latin participans, the present participle of participō, derived from Latin particeps meaning "sharing in," ultimately from Proto-Italic partikaps.
participant (English): One who participates; Sharing; participating;...
Definitions
- One who participates; Sharing; participating;...
Ancestry of “participant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | participant | — |
| 2 | Latin | participāns | partaking |
| 3 | Latin | participō | to partake of, participate in |
| 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 |