Where does “promener” come from?
promener (French) comes 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, from Proto-Italic rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promener (French): to walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll
Definitions
- to walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll
Ancestry of “promener”, step by step
promener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French pourmener
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pourmener | to walk |
| 2 | Old French | pormener | to walk |
| 3 | Old French | por | for |
| 4 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō | for |
| 6 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 7 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |