Where does “prosèlit” come from?

prosèlit (Catalan) comes from Latin proselytus, from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος, from Ancient Greek προσέρχομαι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.

prosèlit (Catalan): proselyte new convert

Definitions

  1. proselyte new convert

Ancestry of “prosèlit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinproselytuscome from abroad, foreign, strange; a sojourner,...
2Ancient Greekπροσήλυτοςnewcomer, convert; one that has arrived at ”,...
3Ancient Greekπροσέρχομαιto come or go to; to come in
4Ancient Greekπροσ-motion towards, accession to, or nearness to
5Ancient Greekπρόςforward to, toward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótitowards
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prótiEvery word from Ancient Greek πρόςEvery word from Ancient Greek προσ-