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Where does “promptuary” come from?

promptuary (English) comes from Latin promptuarium, from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

promptuary (English): A magazine, repository, or handbook; A device...

Definitions

  1. A magazine, repository, or handbook; A device...

Ancestry of “promptuary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpromptuariumcupboard, storeroom; repository
2Latinprōmptus—
3Latinprōmō—
4Latinprō—
5Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
6Latinrēōr—
7Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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