Where does “proposition” come from?
Proposition comes from Middle English proposicioun, from Old French proposicion, from Latin propositio, derived from propono, combining pono (to place) and pro- (forward), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- (to grow or become).
proposition (English): The act of offering for consideration; An idea...
Definitions
- The act of offering for consideration; An idea...
Ancestry of “proposition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | proposicioun | A proposition or assertion; a statement left to... |
| 2 | Old French | proposicion | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōpositiō | proposition, representation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |