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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

  1. So as to prompt; as if giving somebody a cue to...

Ancestry of “promptingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpromptingpresent participle of prompt; The action of...
2EnglishpromptQuick; acting without delay; On time; punctual;...
3Middle Frenchprompt—
4Latinprōmptus—
5Latinprōmō—
6Latinprō—
7Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
8Latinrēōr—
9Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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