Where does “apportionment” come from?
Apportionment comes from Middle French apportionner, formed from Old French -ment and Latin -mentum, ultimately from Latin ad and Proto-Indo-European ád, combined with the root men- meaning to think or intend.
apportionment (English): The act of apportioning or the state of being...
Definitions
- The act of apportioning or the state of being...
Ancestry of “apportionment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |