Where does “Prop H8” come from?

Prop H8 (English) comes from English prop, from English proposition, from Middle English proposicioun, from Old French proposicion, from Latin prōpositiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Prop H8 (English): The Californian proposition which restricted marriage to one woman and one man

Definitions

  1. The Californian proposition which restricted marriage to one woman and one man

Ancestry of “Prop H8”, step by step

Prop H8 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpropAn object placed against or under another, to...
2EnglishpropositionThe act of offering for consideration; An idea...
3Middle EnglishproposiciounA proposition or assertion; a statement left to...
4Old Frenchproposicion
5Latinprōpositiōproposition, representation
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English hate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhateAn object of hatred; Hatred; Negative feedback,...
2Middle EnglishhateHate, hatred, anger, wroth; Something that causes...
3Old Englishhatianto hate
4Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
5Old English-ōjan
6Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ