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- Latin · derived fromanticipātiō, anticipātiōnem
- Middle French · derived fromanticipation
- Middle English · inherited fromanticipacioun
- English todayanticipation
From Middle English anticipacioun, from Middle French anticipation and its etymon Latin anticipātiō, anticipātiōnem. By surface analysis, anticipate + -ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.