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- OED's earliest evidence for preponderate is from 1611, in the writing of John Speed, historian and cartographer. preponderate is a borrowing from Latin.
Oct 20, 2020 · preponderance (n.) 1680s, "greater heaviness, fact of exceeding in weight," from Latin praeponderans, present participle of praeponderare "make heavier" (see preponderate). Sense of "greater importance" is from 1780; that of "greater number" is from 1845. Related: Preponderancy.
The earliest known use of the verb preponderate is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for preponderate is from 1611, in the writing of John Speed, historian and cartographer.
Origin: The term "preponderate" first appeared in English around the 15th century. It was used in a legal context to refer to the greater weight given to one party's evidence over another's.
1. to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier. 2. to incline downward or descend, as one scale or end of a balance, because of greater weight; be weighed down. 3. to be superior in power, force, influence, number, amount, etc.; predominate. Evidence for the accused preponderated at the trial.
2 days ago · preponderance (countable and uncountable, plural preponderances) (obsolete) Greater physical weight. Synonym: (obsolete) preponderancy. (specifically, weaponry, historical) The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.
Oct 20, 2020 · preponderance. (n.) 1680s, "greater heaviness, fact of exceeding in weight," from Latin praeponderans, present participle of praeponderare "make heavier" (see preponderate). Sense of "greater importance" is from 1780; that of "greater number" is from 1845. Related: Preponderancy.
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Word History. Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare, from prae- + ponder-, pondus weight — more at pendant. circa 1611, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1. 1818, in the meaning defined above.
