Where does “prompte” come from?
prompte (French) comes from French prompt, from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
prompte (French): feminine singular of prompt
Definitions
- feminine singular of prompt
Ancestry of “prompte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | prompt | prompt, swift, quick; curt |
| 2 | English | prompt | Quick; acting without delay; On time; punctual;... |
| 3 | Middle French | prompt | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōmptus | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōmō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō | — |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |