Preponderate
/prɪˈpɒn.də.reɪt/noun
To be greater in weight, influence, or importance than something else.
Did you know?Preponderate comes from Latin pondere, “to weigh,” so its oldest image is not politics or opinion but a balance scale tipping under hidden force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pend-
“to hang, weigh”
Latin
Latin
pondus
“weight”
Latin
Latin
ponderare
“to weigh, consider carefully”
Late Latin
Latin
praeponderare
“to outweigh, weigh more heavily”
Middle English
English
preponderen
“to outweigh, exceed in weight or force”
Modern English
English
preponderate
“to be greater in weight, influence, or importance than something else”