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Where does “apportioneth” come from?

apportioneth (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.

apportioneth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “apportioneth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapportionTo divide and distribute portions of a whole;...
2Middle Frenchapportionner—
3Old Frenchaporcioner—
4Late Latinapportionare—
5Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
6Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at
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