proposta Italian · revision 39058

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=before 1292, Bono Giamboni|origins=la pōnō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /proˈpos.ta/, /proˈpɔs.ta/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''proposta''' ''f'' (plural proposte)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the feminine of [[proposto]], the past participle of [[proporre|t=to propose]], used as a noun.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026) Wiktionary takes it from [[la|prōposita]], the feminine of [[m|la|prōpositus]], past participle of [[m|la|prōpōnō|t=to put forward]], a compound of [[m|la|prō-]] and [[m|la|pōnō|t=to place]].^(Wiktionary)^(Devoto 1968) Devoto notes the regular loss of the short vowel after the stress in the Latin participle.^(Devoto 1968) DELI records the word in the Medieval Latin of 13th-century Piacenza.^(DELI 1999)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ DELI dates the noun before 1292, from Bono Giamboni, for a matter put before others for their decision.^(DELI 1999)^(Zingarelli 2010) In Giamboni the devils and Furies in council agree that “there must be no more delay on this proposal” (''più non si dovesse in su questa proposta indugiare'').^(GDLI)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In the Middle Ages it was above all a motion put to a council: Matteo Villani tells of a proposal brought before the people's council and lost seven times running.^(GDLI)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) Dante also used it for an intention or resolve, of one who “for new thoughts changes his purpose” (''per novi pensier cangia proposta''), and Boccaccio for a theme set for discussion; both senses are now obsolete.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Treccani 2011) A ''sonetto di proposta'' was a sonnet sent to another poet, who answered with a ''sonetto di risposta''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)

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+ In music the ''proposta'' is the leading voice of a canon, recorded in 1774;^(DIFIT) German borrowed the term as ''Proposta'' by 1732.^(DIFIT) Later senses include a price offered in bargaining, an amorous advance (in the plural), a fencing move that invites the opponent to commit, and the ''proposta di legge'', a bill put before parliament by members, a region or citizens.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)^(Gabrielli 2020)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 13th century – Medieval Latin ''proposta'' is recorded at Piacenza.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1292 – Bono Giamboni uses ''proposta''.^(DELI 1999)

+ * Before 1321 – Dante uses it for an intention.^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ * 1732 – German ''Proposta'' is recorded as a music term.^(DIFIT)

+ * 1774 – The music sense is recorded in Italian.^(DIFIT)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|proposal]]: the act of proposing, and what is put forward for others to consider or accept: ''Il sindaco ha respinto la proposta dei commercianti.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

+ # An offer of a price in bargaining: ''Per la casa ci hanno fatto una proposta bassa.''^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

+ # In the plural, an amorous or sexual [[m|en|advance]]: ''fare delle proposte''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)

+ # A hypothesis or suggestion put forward in a field of research.^(GRADIT 2003)

+ # ''(fencing)'' A move that invites an attack without exposing the target.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Gabrielli 2020)

+ # ''(music)'' The theme first stated in a canon, imitated by the other voices.^(GRADIT 2003)^(DIFIT)

+ # ''(literary)'' A subject or question set for discussion.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[controproposta]]

+ * [[riproposta]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[proposito]]

+ * [[proposizione]]

+ * [[la|propono]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Proposta di legge'' is a bill introduced by members of parliament, a regional council or at least 50,000 voters, as distinct from a government bill.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010) In contract law the ''proposta'' is the offer that starts the making of a contract.^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}