purpose: [13] Purpose, propose [14], and propound [16] are ultimately the same word. All go back to Latin prōpōnere ‘put forward, declare’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō- ‘forward’ and pōnere ‘place’ (source of English pose, position, etc). Its past participle prōpositus was the source of two distinct Old French verbs: the minimally altered proposer, source of English propose; and purposer, which contains the Old French descendant of the Latin prefix prō-, source of English purpose. Propound is an alteration of an earlier propone (source of proponent [16]), which was based directly on prōpōnere. => pose, position, propose, proponent, propound
purpose (n.)
c. 1300, "intention, aim, goal," from Anglo-French purpos, Old French porpos "aim, intention" (12c.), from porposer "to put forth," from por- "forth" (from Latin pro- "forth;" see pur-) + Old French poser "to put, place" (see pose (v.1)). On purpose "by design" is attested from 1580s; earlier of purpose (early 15c.).
purpose (v.)
late 14c., from Anglo-French purposer "to design," Old French porposer "to intend, propose," variant of proposer (see propose).
例文
1. Most of them are destroyed because they 've served their purpose .
これらの多くは、使命を果たした後に破棄されます。
2.What 'simpressed me has been his considerable firmness of purpose .
目標に対する確固とした姿勢が印象的だった。
3.The purpose of the visit was to navigate into an ice-filled fiord.
今回の旅は雪に覆われた峡谷に入るためだった。
4.The company has recently moved into a new purpose -built factory.
同社は最近、専門的に建設された新工場に引っ越した。
5.Their purpose is to build a fair society and a strong economy.