Where does “proportionell” come from?

proportionell (Swedish) comes from French proportionnel, from French proportion, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

proportionell (Swedish): proportional

Definitions

  1. proportional

Ancestry of “proportionell”, step by step

proportionell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French proportionnel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchproportionnelproportional
2Frenchproportionproportion
3Old Frenchproportion—
4Latinprōportiōproportion
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish proportion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishproportionproportion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →