Where does “procedural” come from?
Procedural comes from English procedure, from Latin procēdere meaning "to go forward," from Latin cēdere meaning "to go or yield."
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Ancestry of “procedural”, step by step
procedural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English procedure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | procedure | A particular method for performing a task; A... |
| 2 | French | procédure | procedure |
| 3 | French | procéder | proceed; behave |
| 4 | Old French | proceder | to advance; to go onward; to carry on |
| 5 | Latin | prōcēdō | to proceed, advance |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via French procédural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | procédural | procedural |