Where does “prompose” come from?
prompose (English) comes from English promposal, from English prom, from English promenade, from French promenade, from French promener, from Middle French pourmener, from Old French pormener, from Old French por — to think, reason; to arrange.
prompose (English): To ask someone to prom using a promposal
Definitions
- To ask someone to prom using a promposal
Ancestry of “prompose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | promposal | An invitation, especially one which is made in an... |
| 2 | English | prom | a promenade concert; promenade; a formal ball... |
| 3 | English | promenade | A prom; A walk taken for pleasure, display, or... |
| 4 | French | promenade | walk; stroll |
| 5 | French | promener | to walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll |
| 6 | Middle French | pourmener | to walk |
| 7 | Old French | pormener | to walk |
| 8 | Old French | por | for |
| 9 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō | for |
| 11 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 12 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |