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Where does “promenade” come from?

promenade (French) comes from French promener, from Middle French pourmener, from Old French pormener, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.

promenade (French): walk; stroll

Definitions

  1. walk; stroll

Ancestry of “promenade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpromenerto walk , to go for a walk, to stroll; to walk...
2Middle Frenchpourmenerto walk
3Old Frenchpormenerto walk
4Old Frenchporfor
5Late Latinpōr—
6Latinprō—
7Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
8Latinrēōr—
9Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “promenade”

  • promenade
  • prom
  • promenader
  • promlike
  • prom-goer
  • promzilla
  • prommer
  • promwear
  • promgoer
  • Promenadenmischung
  • Promenade
  • promenade
  • promenád
  • Promenad
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