Where does “promptbook” come from?
promptbook (English) comes from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promptbook (English): An annotated copy of a script used by a prompter
Definitions
- An annotated copy of a script used by a prompter
Ancestry of “promptbook”, step by step
promptbook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prompt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prompt | Quick; acting without delay; On time; punctual;... |
| 2 | Middle French | prompt | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōmptus | a taking forth |
| 4 | Latin | prōmō | to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light |
| 5 | Latin | prō | for |
| 6 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 7 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |