Where does “midpursuit” come from?
midpursuit (English) comes from English pursuit, from Middle English pursuyte, from Old French poursuite, from Old French porsuir, from Vulgar Latin prosequere, from Latin prōsequor, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
midpursuit (English): While pursuing
Ancestry of “midpursuit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pursuit | The act of pursuing; A hobby or recreational... |
| 2 | Middle English | pursuyte | — |
| 3 | Old French | poursuite | pursuit; act of pursuing |
| 4 | Old French | porsuir | to pursue, to seek; to pursue, to continue; to... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | prosequere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | prōsequor | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |