Where does “spropositato” come from?
spropositato (Italian) comes from Italian spropositare, from Italian sproposito, from Italian proposito, from Latin propositum, from Latin prōpositus, from Latin praepositus, from Latin praepōnō, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.
spropositato (Italian): excessive, huge
Definitions
- excessive, huge
Ancestry of “spropositato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spropositare | to blunder in writing or speaking |
| 2 | Italian | sproposito | blunder |
| 3 | Italian | proposito | purpose, intention, plan, design |
| 4 | Latin | propositum | nominative neuter singular of prōpositus;... |
| 5 | Latin | prōpositus | set forth |
| 6 | Latin | praepositus | placed in front; placed in command; One placed in... |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |