Where does “participial” come from?
Participial derives from Latin participialis, from Latin participium meaning a word form sharing properties of parts of speech, from Latin particeps meaning sharer, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to take or seize.
participial (English): of, relating to, or being a participle; a...
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- of, relating to, or being a participle; a...
Ancestry of “participial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | participiālis | participial, or the nature of a participle |
| 2 | Latin | participium | a sharing, partaking, participation; participle |
| 3 | Latin | particeps | sharing |
| 4 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 5 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |