Where does “proposalist” come from?

proposalist (English) comes from English proposal, from English propose, from Middle English proposen, from Old French propos, from Old French proposer, from Latin prōpōnō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

proposalist (English): One who submits a proposal

Definitions

  1. One who submits a proposal

Ancestry of “proposalist”, step by step

proposalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English proposal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproposalSomething which is proposed, or offered for...
2EnglishproposeTo suggest a plan, course of action, etc; To ask...
3Middle Englishproposen
4Old Frenchpropospurpose; aim; goal; intention
5Old Frenchproposerto propose; to place on top of
6Latinprōpōnōto set forth, to put forth, to lay out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós