English
proposition
Proposition comes from Latin prōpositiō ‘proposition, representation’, from prōpōnō ‘to set forth, to put forth, to lay out’, 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‘to place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpōnō‘to set forth, to put forth, to lay out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpositiō‘proposition, representation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400proposicion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500proposicioun‘a proposition or assertion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1668proposition
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‘to place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpōnō‘to set forth, to put forth, to lay out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōpositiō‘proposition, representation’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400proposicion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500proposicioun‘a proposition or assertion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1668proposition
Earliest quotation: 1668, The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor: “There are some persons, whose religion is hugely disgraced,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
homeless, suppose, compound, hamlet, impose, bohemian, homely, hame, 50 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
apposite, prepositional, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, posture, situate, compostela, supposition, positivism, preposition, situs, 41 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
compost, suppository, impost, compositor, presupposition, 25 more
through Latin pōnō ‘to place’
post, positive, opposite, opponent, expose, opposition, composition, dispose, consolation, compose, repository, exposition, exponent, disposition, deposition, expound, imposition, posit, pone, presuppose, 49 more
through Latin prōpōnō ‘to set forth, to put forth, to lay out’
Today it means
noun The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / proposition