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Where does “proport” come from?

proport (English) comes from Old French proporter, from Old French porporter, from Latin proportō.

proport (English): Misspelling of purport

Definitions

  1. Misspelling of purport

Ancestry of “proport”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchproporterAlternative form of porporter
2Old Frenchporporterto carry; to bring
3Latinproportō—
Every word from Latin proportō →