propensity

/pɹəˈpensɪti/pruh-PEN-sih-tee

/pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/pruh-PEN-sih-tee

Meaninga hanging forward

Common meaning: a natural tendency

proforward; forth
pensto weigh; to hangLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1328 · scan
itynoun ending: being so, the quality of

‘forward’ + ‘to weigh’ → propensity

Journey through time

Latinpropensus‘hanging forward’source
Englishpropensity‘a natural tendency’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin pendō; pendeō ‘to weigh’.

Roots

pendō; pendeō Latin “to weigh; to hang”

Related words

append compensate depend dispense expend impending pendant pendulum pension perpendicular ponder spend

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