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
- plural of purpose; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “purposes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | purpose | An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | purposen | — |
| 3 | Old French | purposer | to propose; to make a proposition |
| 4 | Latin | prōpōnere | — |