English
apportion
Apportion comes from Middle French apportionner, from Latin ad ‘toward, to (direction)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘toward, to (direction)’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEapportionare
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aporcioner
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600apportionner
- Englishearliest quotation 2023apportion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éd‘near, at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ad‘toward, to, on, up to, for’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad‘toward, to (direction)’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEapportionare
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aporcioner
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600apportionner
- Englishearliest quotation 2023apportion
Earliest quotation: 2023, The Editorial Board, Biden’s Trip to Northern Ireland and the Power of Diplomacy: “The Good Friday Agreement did not, and could not,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd ‘near, at’
through Proto-Italic *ad ‘toward, to, on, up to, for’
through Latin ad ‘toward, to (direction)’
agree, ad, aim, await, attire, appoint, adage, accolade, affix, affine, adroit, amortization, après, alliteration, adulation, adobo, apres, 20 more
Today it means
verb To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd / apportion