Where does “propjet” come from?

propjet (English) comes from English prop, from English proposition, from Middle English proposicioun, from Old French proposicion, from Latin prōpositiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

propjet (English): a turboprop engine; an airplane powered by...

Definitions

  1. a turboprop engine; an airplane powered by...

Ancestry of “propjet”, step by step

propjet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpropAn object placed against or under another, to...
2EnglishpropositionThe act of offering for consideration; An idea...
3Middle EnglishproposiciounA proposition or assertion; a statement left to...
4Old Frenchproposicion
5Latinprōpositiōproposition, representation
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English jet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjetA collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or...
2Frenchjetthrow; spurt, spout, jet; jet
3Old Frenchget
4Vulgar Latiniectus
5Latiniactusthrown, having been thrown, hurled, having been...
6Latiniacerepresent active infinitive of iaciō; second-person...
7Latiniaceōto lie prostrate, lie down; recline
8Latin-eō
9Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
10Proto-Italic-ējō
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
12Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-