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paṭipannoti

paṭipanna

past participle of paṭipannati

1. practising (for); lit. gone along
2. followed a path; undertaken a journey; lit. gone along
3. fallen (into); met (with); got into; lit. gone along

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against
  Direction prefix meaning 'back' or 'counter to', bringing the sense of returning or retracing. Works as Greek proti/pros (toward, against).
• pan — root · go, proceed
  Root of motion meaning 'to go' or 'walk'. Related to Sanskrit paṇ- and Latin pandere (to spread, extend).
• a — ending · past participle marker
  Nominalized or adjectival ending forming the past participle, marking completed action as a quality or state.

Analysis. paṭi + panna: paṭi- (back, against, counter to) + panna, past participle of panati (to go, proceed). The prefix paṭi- gives the sense of 'going back along' or 'following a path in return', hence 'practising' or 'undertaking a course of conduct'.

Etymology. From paṭi- (back, against; Greek proti/pros, Latin contra) + √pan (to go, proceed; cognate with Latin pandere 'to spread, extend', Sanskrit paṇ-). The concrete image is of retracing one's steps or walking a path deliberately, which abstracts to 'following a practice' or 'undertaking a discipline'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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