Where does “unterproportional” come from?
unterproportional (German) comes from German proportional, from German Proportion, from French proportion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
unterproportional (German): disproportionate: "less" than proportionate
Definitions
- disproportionate: "less" than proportionate
Ancestry of “unterproportional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | proportional | proportional |
| 2 | German | Proportion | proportion |
| 3 | French | proportion | proportion |
| 4 | Old French | proportion | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōportiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |