Where does “proportionableness” come from?
proportionableness (English) comes from English proportionable, from English proportion, from Middle English proporcion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
proportionableness (English): Quality of being proportionable
Definitions
- Quality of being proportionable
Ancestry of “proportionableness”, step by step
proportionableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proportionable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proportionable | Capable of being proportioned, or made... |
| 2 | English | proportion | A quantity of something that is part of the whole... |
| 3 | Middle English | proporcion | — |
| 4 | Old French | proportion | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōportiō | proportion |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |