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Where does “proportionnable” come from?

proportionnable (French) comes from French proportion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

proportionnable (French): proportionable

Definitions

  1. proportionable

Ancestry of “proportionnable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchproportionproportion
2Old Frenchproportion—
3Latinprōportiō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “proportionnable”

  • proportionnablement
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