Where does “unproportional” come from?
unproportional (English) comes from English proportional — At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.
Ancestry of “unproportional”, step by step
unproportional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proportional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proportional | At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝ |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |