Where does “propense” come from?
propense (Italian) comes from Italian propenso, from Italian propendere, from Latin propendere, from Latin propendeo, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
propense (Italian): feminine plural of propenso
Definitions
- feminine plural of propenso
Ancestry of “propense”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | propenso | past participle of propendere; inclined, willing |
| 2 | Italian | propendere | to be inclined, to lean or tend |
| 3 | Latin | propendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | propendeo | I hang down, forth or forward; I weigh more,... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |