Where does “participe” come from?
participe (French) comes from Latin participium, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
participe (French): participle; inflection of participer:
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Definitions
- participle; inflection of participer:
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Ancestry of “participe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | participium | a sharing, partaking, participation; participle |
| 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 |
Words derived from “participe”