LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

prōportiō

prōportiō f (genitive prōportiōnis)

Meaning

  1. proportion
  2. symmetry
  3. analogy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōportiōprōportiōnēs
genitiveprōportiōnisprōportiōnum
dativeprōportiōnīprōportiōnibus
accusativeprōportiōnemprōportiōnēs
ablativeprōportiōneprōportiōnibus
vocativeprōportiōprōportiōnēs

prō-portĭo, ōnis, f.,
I. comparative relation, proportion, symmetry, analogy, likeness (class.): proportio, quod dicunt ἀνάλογον, Varr. L. L. 10, § 2 Müll.; Cic. Univ. 5: Penatis singulariter Labeo Antistius posse dici putat, quia pluraliter Penates dicantur: cum patiatur proportio etiam Penas dici, ut optimas, primas, Antias, Fest. s. v. penatis, p. 253 Müll.: id optime assequitur quae Graece ἀναλογία, Latine (audendum est enim, quoniam haec primum a nobis novantur) comparatio, proportiove dici potest, Cic. Univ. 4; Quint. 1, 6, 3 and 9: uti proportione, Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 3; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 21, § 46.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōportiō

Latin portiō Latin prōportiō From prō- (“for, before”) + portiō (“share, part”).

Descendants
  • Catalanproporció
  • Italianproporzione
  • Frenchproportionfrom Old French proportion
  • GermanProportionfrom Old French proportion
  • Englishproportionfrom Old French proportion
  • Romanianproporție
  • Romanianproporțiune
  • Spanishproporción
  • Asturianproporción
  • Esperantoproporcio

In English words that came into English from prōportiō

  • proportionprōportiō

Quick answers

What does prōportiō mean in Latin?
prōportiō, a noun, means “proportion; symmetry; analogy”.
What is the genitive of prōportiō?
The genitive singular is prōportiōnis. prōportiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does prōportiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōportiō.