Where does “proplifting” come from?
proplifting (English) comes from English shoplifting, from English shoplift, from English shoplifter, from English lifter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
proplifting (English): The action of disseizing a plant nursery or similar of discard plant material to propagate one's own plants
Definitions
- The action of disseizing a plant nursery or similar of discard plant material to propagate one's own plants
Ancestry of “proplifting”, step by step
proplifting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shoplifting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shoplifting | The action of stealing goods from a shop; the... |
| 2 | English | shoplift | A shoplifter; To steal something from a shop /... |
| 3 | English | shoplifter | A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops |
| 4 | English | lifter | Someone or something that lifts or assists in... |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English propagation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | propagation | the multiplication or natural increase in a... |
| 2 | Middle French | propagation | — |
| 3 | Old French | propagacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | propagatio | propagation; reproduction; extension,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |