Where does “promptingly” come from?
promptingly (English) comes from English prompting, from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promptingly (English): So as to prompt; as if giving somebody a cue to...
Definitions
- So as to prompt; as if giving somebody a cue to...
Ancestry of “promptingly”, step by step
promptingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prompting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prompting | present participle of prompt; The action of... |
| 2 | English | prompt | Quick; acting without delay; On time; punctual;... |
| 3 | Middle French | prompt | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōmptus | a taking forth |
| 5 | Latin | prōmō | to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light |
| 6 | Latin | prō | for |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |