English
propose
Propose comes from Latin propono ‘to set forth, to put forth, to lay out’, and goes back to 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 CEproponoas prōpōnō‘to set forth, to put forth, to lay out’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400proposer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500proposen
- Englishearliest quotation 1598–1599propose
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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 CEproponoas prōpōnō‘to set forth, to put forth, to lay out’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400proposer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500proposen
- Englishearliest quotation 1598–1599propose
Earliest quotation: 1598–1599, Much Adoe about Nothing: “HERO. Good Margaret, run thee to the parlour; There…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
homeless, compound, suppose, hamlet, bohemian, impose, homely, hame, 50 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
prepositional, apposite, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, composition, posture, situate, supposition, preposition, positivism, situs, compostela, 41 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
opposition, exposition, deposition, disposition, imposition, compost, suppository, compositor, presupposition, impost, 26 more
through Latin pōnō ‘put, place’
post, position, positive, opposite, opponent, consolation, expose, repository, dispose, compose, exponent, expound, posit, pone, presuppose, 55 more
through Latin propono ‘to set forth, to put forth, to lay out’
Today it means
verb To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / propose