Where does “propagating” come from?
Propagating comes from Latin propagatus, past participle of propago, derived from the prefix pro- meaning "forth" and the root bʰuH- meaning "to grow," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.
propagating (English): present participle of propagate
Definitions
- present participle of propagate
Ancestry of “propagating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | propagate | To cause to continue or multiply by generation,... |
| 2 | Latin | propagatus | propagated |
| 3 | Latin | propago | I propagate; I extend, enlarge, increase; set,... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “propagating”