Etymology

participation

par·ti·ci·pa·tion
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Today it means: The act of participating, of taking part in something. Full definition →

Middle English participacioun ← Middle French [Term?] ← Old French participacion
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromparticipatiō
  2. Old French · derived fromparticipacion
  3. Middle French · derived from[Term?]
  4. Middle English · inherited fromparticipacioun
  5. English todayparticipation

From Middle English participacioun, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French participacion, from Late Latin participatiō. By surface analysis, participate + -ion.

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