Where does “proliferate” come from?
Proliferate derives from Latin proliferāre, formed from Latin pro- and ferre meaning "to carry," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning "to bear or carry."
proliferate (English): To increase in number or spread rapidly; to...
Definitions
- To increase in number or spread rapidly; to...
Ancestry of “proliferate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proliferation | The process by which an organism produces others... |
| 2 | French | prolifération | proliferation, spreading |
| 3 | French | -ation | Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation |
| 4 | Middle French | -ation | ation |
| 5 | Old French | -ation | ation |
| 6 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “proliferate”
- proliferating
- proliferative
- lymphoproliferative
- proliferator
- antiproliferative
- myeloproliferative
- membranoproliferative
- nonproliferative
- hyperproliferative
- nonproliferating
- fibroproliferative
- immunoproliferative
- hypoproliferative
- mesangioproliferative
- proliferatively
- nonlymphoproliferative
- overproliferate
- hyperproliferating
- vasculoproliferative
- reproliferate
- hyperproliferate
- myeloproliferate
- alloproliferative
- angioproliferative