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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 , to go for a walk, to stroll; to walk...

Definitions

  1. to walk , to go for a walk, to stroll; to walk...

Ancestry of “promener”, step by step

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

Words derived from “promener”

  • promenade
  • prom
  • promenader
  • promlike
  • promwear
  • prom-goer
  • promzilla
  • prommer
  • promgoer
  • promenade
  • promeneuse
  • promenoir
  • Promenadenmischung
  • Promenade
  • promenejo
  • promeno
  • promeni
  • promenbastono
  • promenado
  • promenade
  • promenád
  • promenar
  • Promenad
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