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Where does “participational” come from?

participational (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.

participational (English): Of or pertaining to participation

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to participation

Ancestry of “participational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparticipationThe act of participating, of taking part in...
2Old Frenchparticipacionparticipation
3Latinparticipatioparticipation
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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