Prompt
/prɒmpt/noun
Done, said, or done without delay; also, a cue that stimulates a response.
Did you know?English prompt ultimately comes from Latin promptus, meaning “brought forth” or “ready,” from promere, “to bring out,” so the word’s oldest power is about making something emerge into the open.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pro-
“forth, forward”
Latin
Latin
promere
“to bring forth, bring out”
Latin
Latin
promptus
“brought forth; ready, at hand”
Old French
Old French
prompt
“quick, ready, immediate”
Middle English
English
prompt
“ready, quick to act or respond”
Modern English
English
prompt
“done without delay; a cue or stimulus for a response”