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Where does “participially” come from?

participially (English) comes from English participial, from Latin participiālis, from Latin participium, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.

participially (English): As a participle; in a participial manner

Definitions

  1. As a participle; in a participial manner

Ancestry of “participially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishparticipialof, relating to, or being a participle; a...
2Latinparticipiālis—
3Latinparticipiuma sharing, partaking, participation; participle
4Latinparticepssharing
5Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
6Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
7Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
8Proto-Italickaputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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