Where does “spropositare” come from?
spropositare (Italian) comes from Italian sproposito, from Italian proposito, from Latin propositum, from Latin prōpositus, from Latin praepositus, from Latin praepōnō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
spropositare (Italian): to blunder in writing or speaking
Definitions
- to blunder in writing or speaking
Ancestry of “spropositare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sproposito | blunder |
| 2 | Italian | proposito | purpose, intention, plan, design |
| 3 | Latin | propositum | nominative neuter singular of prōpositus;... |
| 4 | Latin | prōpositus | set forth |
| 5 | Latin | praepositus | placed in front; placed in command; One placed in... |
| 6 | Latin | praepōnō | to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |