Where does “disproportionate” come from?

Disproportionate derives from Latin disproportionatus, formed with the prefix dis- applied to proportionatus, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning two.

disproportionate (English): Not proportionate; Out of proportion; To undergo...

Definitions

  1. Not proportionate; Out of proportion; To undergo...

Ancestry of “disproportionate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdis-reversal or removal; apart; Used as an...
2Middle Englishdis-dis-, de
3Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “disproportionate”

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