Where does “multiproponent” come from?
multiproponent (English) comes from English proponent, from Latin prōpōnēns, from Latin prōpōnō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
multiproponent (English): Involving multiple proponents
Definitions
- Involving multiple proponents
Ancestry of “multiproponent”, step by step
multiproponent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proponent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proponent | One who supports something; an advocate; One who... |
| 2 | Latin | prōpōnēns | setting forth |
| 3 | Latin | prōpōnō | to set forth, to put forth, to lay out |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |