Etymology

propensity

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Today it means: An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction. Full definition →

New Latin prōpensitās
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  1. New Latin · learned borrowing fromprōpensitās
  2. English todaypropensity

Learned borrowing from New Latin prōpensitās. By surface analysis, propense (“inclined, disposed”) + -ity.

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