Where does “purposes” come from?

Purpose derives from Middle English purposen, from Old French purposer, from Latin pono meaning "to place," combining Proto-Indo-European pro- "forward," bʰuH- "to become," per- "forward," and pr̥tós "put."

purposes (English): plural of purpose; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of purpose; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “purposes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpurposeAn objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a...
2Middle Englishpurposen—
3Old Frenchpurposerto propose; to make a proposition
4Latinprōpōnere—
Every word from Latin prōpōnere →Every word from Old French purposer →Every word from Middle English purposen →