English
propoundment
From propound + -ment.
Formed from propound + -ment
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to build, cultivate’
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Latin *sinō ‘to put in place’
Latin pōnō ‘to put’
Latin prōpōnere ‘to put forward’
Middle English proponen ‘to put forward’
English propound
Today it means
noun The act of propounding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / propoundment