Where does “prompteur” come from?
prompteur (French) comes from English prompter, 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.
prompteur (French): teleprompter
Ancestry of “prompteur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prompter | comparative form of prompt: more prompt; The... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “prompteur”