Where does “propunere” come from?
propunere (Romanian) comes from Romanian propune, from French proposer, from Old French proposer, from Latin prōpōnō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
propunere (Romanian): proposal, offer, suggestion, recommendation
Definitions
- proposal, offer, suggestion, recommendation
Ancestry of “propunere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | propune | to propose, suggest or recommend |
| 2 | French | proposer | to propose, suggest; to propose |
| 3 | Old French | proposer | to propose; to place on top of |
| 4 | Latin | prōpōnō | to set forth, to put forth, to lay out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |