English
proponent
Proponent comes from Latin prōpōnēns ‘proposing’, from prōpōnō ‘to put forward’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘put, place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpōnō‘to put forward’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpōnēns‘proposing’present participle of prōpōnō
- Englishearliest quotation 2012proponent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘put, place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpōnō‘to put forward’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpōnēns‘proposing’present participle of prōpōnō
- Englishearliest quotation 2012proponent
Earliest quotation: 2012, Ken Belson, New York Times: “Proponents of the race — notably Mayor Michael R.…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
suppose, homeless, compound, impose, hamlet, bohemian, homely, hame, 49 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
apposite, prepositional, 38 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, composition, posture, situate, supposition, positivism, preposition, compostela, situs, 40 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
opposition, exposition, deposition, disposition, compost, imposition, suppository, compositor, impost, presupposition, 25 more
through Latin pōnō ‘put, place’
post, position, positive, opposite, expose, consolation, dispose, repository, compose, opponent, posit, expound, exponent, presuppose, pone, 54 more
through Latin prōpōnō ‘to put forward’
Today it means
noun One who supports something; an advocate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / proponent