Where does “promzilla” come from?

promzilla (English) comes from English prom, from English promenade, from French promenade, from French promener, from Middle French pourmener, from Old French pormener, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.

promzilla (English): A teenage girl who is obsessed with preparing for...

Definitions

  1. A teenage girl who is obsessed with preparing for...

Ancestry of “promzilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishproma promenade concert; promenade; a formal ball...
2EnglishpromenadeA prom; A walk taken for pleasure, display, or...
3Frenchpromenadewalk; stroll
4Frenchpromenerto walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll
5Middle Frenchpourmenerto walk
6Old Frenchpormenerto walk
7Old Frenchporfor
8Late Latinpōr
9Latinprōfor
10Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
11Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
12Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr