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English word propose comes from Latin propono, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) propos (Aim; goal; intention. Purpose.)

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propono (Latin)

(Ecclesiastical Latin) I designate.. I declare.. I make known.. I propose.. I set forth.

propos (Middle French)

propos (Old French)

Aim; goal; intention. Purpose.

proposer (Anglo-Norman)

propose (English)

(intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.. (obsolete) To set forth.. (obsolete) To talk; to converse.. (transitive) To intend.. (transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc. (obsolete) An objective or aim.

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