Etymograph

English

anticipate

Anticipate comes from Latin anticipātus ‘anticipated’, from capiō ‘take’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
  4. Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘take’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanticipō‘to anticipate’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanticipātus‘anticipated’perfect passive participle of anticipō
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1849–1861anticipate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, seize’reconstructed
  4. Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘take’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanticipō‘to anticipate’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanticipātus‘anticipated’perfect passive participle of anticipō
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1849–1861anticipate

Earliest quotation: 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, London: Longman: “He would probably have died by the hand of…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kap-

had, head, except, capital, heavy, captain, behavior, catch, escape, achieve, heavily, chapter, capacity, cape, chef, cabin, haven, chapel, acceptance, behave, capitol, cattle, capita, hawk, occupation, captive, chaplain, captivity, cad, conceive, mischief, precipitation, conceivable, mischievous, haves, capillary, chieftain, capo, acceptability, caddie, 139 more

through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’

heave, heaving, heft, 29 more

through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, seize’

case, capsule, cashier, chassis, casket, cassette, cajon, kas, chasse, 28 more

through Archaic Latin kapiō

acceptable, imperceptible, 24 more

through Latin capiō ‘take’

cash, accept, receive, cable, capable, chase, capture, cop, reception, perception, recipe, caption, susceptible, recipient, deception, deceive, deceit, deceptive, cater, receivable, captor, preoccupation, perceptible, preceptor, captivate, sashay, 26 more

Today it means

verb To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / anticipate

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