Where does “promenade” come from?
promenade (Indonesian) comes from Dutch promenade, from French promenade, from French promener, from Middle French pourmener, from Old French pormener, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promenade (Indonesian): promenade (place to walk)
Definitions
- promenade (place to walk)
Ancestry of “promenade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | promenade | promenade |
| 2 | French | promenade | walk; stroll |
| 3 | French | promener | to walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll |
| 4 | Middle French | pourmener | to walk |
| 5 | Old French | pormener | to walk |
| 6 | Old French | por | for |
| 7 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō | for |
| 9 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 10 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |