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

  1. number of participants

Ancestry of “Teilnehmerzahl”, step by step

Teilnehmerzahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Teilnehmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTeilnehmeragent noun of teilnehmen; participant
2Germanteilnehmento participate
3Latinparticipōto partake of, participate in
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

via German zahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzahlsingular imperative of zahlen; first-person...
2Latvianzālegrass; weed; herb
3GermanSaalhall or large room
4Middle High Germansal
5Old High Germansalhouse, hall; dwelling, house, entrance hall;...
6Proto-West Germanicsālihappiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time
7Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
8Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput