Etymology

propension

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French propension ← Latin prōpēnsiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromprōpēnsiō
  2. French · borrowed frompropension
  3. English todaypropension

From French propension, and its source, Latin prōpēnsiō, from the participle stem of prōpendeō.

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