Where does “promposee” come from?
promposee (English) comes from English prompose, from English promposal, from English prom, from English promenade, from French promenade, from French promener, from Middle French pourmener, from Old French pormener — to cut, hew.
promposee (English): The person to whom a promposal is made
Definitions
- The person to whom a promposal is made
Ancestry of “promposee”, step by step
promposee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prompose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prompose | To ask someone to prom using a promposal |
| 2 | English | promposal | An invitation, especially one which is made in an... |
| 3 | English | prom | a promenade concert; promenade; a formal ball... |
| 4 | English | promenade | A prom; A walk taken for pleasure, display, or... |
| 5 | French | promenade | walk; stroll |
| 6 | French | promener | to walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll |
| 7 | Middle French | pourmener | to walk |
| 8 | Old French | pormener | to walk |
| 9 | Old French | mener | to lead |
| 10 | Latin | minō | to drive or goad (animals) |
| 11 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 12 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |