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Where does “proliferating” come from?

Proliferating derives from English proliferate, from Latin ferre and the prefix pro-, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning "to bear" or "to carry."

proliferating (English): present participle of proliferate

Definitions

  1. present participle of proliferate

Ancestry of “proliferating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproliferateTo increase in number or spread rapidly; to...
2EnglishproliferationThe process by which an organism produces others...
3Frenchproliférationproliferation, spreading
4French-ation-ation
5Middle French-ation-ation
6Old French-ation-ation
7Latin-ātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line

Words derived from “proliferating”

  • nonproliferating
  • hyperproliferating
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