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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōmō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō | — |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | — |
| 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 |