proposer etymology

French word proposer comes from Latin pro, Latin pausa (A pause, halt, stop, cessation, end.), Norman poser

Detailed word origin of proposer

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
pro Latin (lat) About. According to. As befitting. As, like. Before. For. In front, instead of. On behalf of.
pausa Latin (lat) A pause, halt, stop, cessation, end.
poser Norman (nrf)
pausāre Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
pono Latin (lat) I ordain. I place, put, lay. I set up, pitch (camp).
pauso Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
posar Catalan (cat) (of medication or cosmetics) to apply. To put, to place. To set.
poser Old French (fro) To put; to place. To rest; to recover; to recuperate. To suggest; to propose.
poser French (fra) (transitive) to ask (a question). (transitive) to install, fit. (transitive) to land (a plane). (transitive) to lay, place. (transitive) to stop carrying, to put down (something or somebody).
propono Latin (lat) (Ecclesiastical Latin) I designate.. I declare.. I make known.. I propose.. I set forth.
proposer Old French (fro) To place on top of. To propose (offer).
proposer French (fra) To propose (offer). To propose, suggest.

Words with the same origin as proposer

Descendants of pro
pour pour-cent pour-compte pourboire pource pourcent pourtant purin
Descendants of pausa
compo compositeur composition déposition dépôt entrepôt marque déposée pause pose poser propos repos sous-exposer suppôt