Where does “nonprosecutive” come from?
nonprosecutive (English) comes from English prosecutive, from English prosecute, from Latin prōsecūtus, from Latin prōsequor, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
nonprosecutive (English): Not prosecutive
Ancestry of “nonprosecutive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | prosecutive | Of or pertaining to prosecution |
| 2 | English | prosecute | To start criminal proceedings against; To charge,... |
| 3 | Latin | prōsecūtus | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōsequor | — |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |