Where does “promptness” come from?
Promptness derives from English prompt, from French prompt, from Latin promptus meaning "brought forth," from Latin promere meaning "to bring forth," combining Latin pro meaning "forward" with Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- meaning "to grow or swell."
promptness (English): The habit or characteristic of doing things...
Definitions
- The habit or characteristic of doing things...
Ancestry of “promptness”, step by step
| 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 |