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Where does “proone” come from?

proone (Middle English) comes from Latin pronus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “proone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpronusturned forward, inclined, leaning, hanging; bent...
2Latinprō—
3Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
4Latinrēōr—
5Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “proone”

  • prone
  • proneness
  • pronely
  • atheroprone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →