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Where does “prompture” come from?

prompture (English) comes from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.

prompture (English): suggestion; incitement; prompting

Definitions

  1. suggestion; incitement; prompting

Ancestry of “prompture”, step by step

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