Where does “purposes” come from?

purposes (English) comes from English purpose, from Middle English purposen, from Old French purposer, from Latin prōpōnere.

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 →