Where does “apportioner” come from?
apportioner (English) comes from English apportion, from Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.
apportioner (English): One who apportions
Ancestry of “apportioner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | apportion | To divide and distribute portions of a whole;... |
| 2 | Middle French | apportionner | — |
| 3 | Old French | aporcioner | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | apportionare | — |
| 5 | Latin | ad | toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ad | toward, to, on, up to, for |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éd | to, at |