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Where does “unproportionate” come from?

unproportionate (English) comes from English proportionate, from Latin proportionatus — proportioned, proportionate.

unproportionate (English): Not proportionate; disproportionate

Definitions

  1. Not proportionate; disproportionate

Ancestry of “unproportionate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproportionateIn proportion; proportional; commensurable;...
2Latinproportionatusproportioned, proportionate

Words derived from “unproportionate”

  • unproportionately
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