Where does “Teilnehmerzahl” come from?
Teilnehmerzahl (German) comes from German Teilnehmer, from German teilnehmen, from Latin participō, from Latin particeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
Teilnehmerzahl (German): number of participants
Definitions
- number of participants
Ancestry of “Teilnehmerzahl”, step by step
Teilnehmerzahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Teilnehmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Teilnehmer | agent noun of teilnehmen; participant |
| 2 | German | teilnehmen | to participate |
| 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 |
via German zahl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zahl | singular imperative of zahlen; first-person... |
| 2 | Latvian | zāle | grass; weed; herb |
| 3 | German | Saal | hall or large room |
| 4 | Middle High German | sal | — |
| 5 | Old High German | sal | house, hall; dwelling, house, entrance hall;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sāli | happiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |