English
proposal
From propose + -al.
A compound of propose + -al
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
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Latin pōnō ‘put, place’
Latin propono ‘to set forth, to put forth, to lay out’
Anglo-Norman proposer
Middle English proposen
English propose
Today it means
noun A scheme or design.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “proposal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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