Propose
Middle English: from Old French proposer, from Latin proponere (see proponent), but influenced by Latin propositus ‘put or set forth’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.
wiktionary
From Middle English proposen, from Anglo-Norman proposer(verb), propos(noun), Middle French proposer(verb) , propos(noun), from Latin prōpōnō, prōpōnēre, with conjugation altered based on poser. Doublet of propound.
etymonline
propose (v.)
mid-14c., proposen, "form a design or intention;" late 14c., "put forward or offer for consideration;" from Old French proposer "propose, advance, suggest" (12c.), from pro "forth" (see pro-) + poser "put, place" (see pose (v.1)). The notion is "place before as something to be done." The French word took the place of Latin proponare (for this substitution, see pose (v.1)). The meaning "make an offer of marriage" is attested by 1764. Related: Proposed; proposing. See also propone, which coexisted with this word for a time.
