Where does “propmaster” come from?
propmaster (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.
propmaster (English): A person in charge of cinematic props
Definitions
- A person in charge of cinematic props
Ancestry of “propmaster”, step by step
propmaster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prop | An object placed against or under another, to... |
| 2 | English | proposition | The act of offering for consideration; An idea... |
| 3 | Middle English | proposicioun | A proposition or assertion; a statement left to... |
| 4 | Old French | proposicion | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōpositiō | proposition, representation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Master
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Master | Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a form... |
| 2 | English | Mast | — |
| 3 | French | masse | a paste, a dough; large amount or quantity of... |
| 4 | Old French | mace | mace weapon |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mattia | — |
| 6 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |