Where does “malapportionment” come from?
malapportionment (English) comes from English apportionment, 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.
malapportionment (English): Any system where one group has significantly more...
Definitions
- Any system where one group has significantly more...
Ancestry of “malapportionment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | apportionment | The act of apportioning or the state of being... |
| 2 | English | apportion | To divide and distribute portions of a whole;... |
| 3 | Middle French | apportionner | — |
| 4 | Old French | aporcioner | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | apportionare | — |
| 6 | Latin | ad | toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ad | toward, to, on, up to, for |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éd | to, at |