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Where does “anticipate” come from?

anticipate (Latin) comes from Latin anticipo, from Latin capio, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

anticipate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

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  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “anticipate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinanticipoI take or get before; anticipate; I surpass,...
2LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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