Where does “proportioner” come from?

proportioner (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

proportioner (English): A basic pumping unit consisting of two positive...

Definitions

  1. A basic pumping unit consisting of two positive...

Ancestry of “proportioner”, step by step

proportioner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English proportion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproportionA quantity of something that is part of the whole...
2Middle Englishproporcion
3Old Frenchproportion
4Latinprōportiōproportion
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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