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Where does “improportionnellement” come from?

improportionnellement (French) comes from French improportionnel, from French proportionnel, from French proportion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

improportionnellement (French): disproportionally

Definitions

  1. disproportionally

Ancestry of “improportionnellement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchimproportionneldisproportional
2Frenchproportionnelproportional
3Frenchproportionproportion
4Old Frenchproportion—
5Latinprōportiō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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