Where does “procedure” come from?
Procedure comes from French procédure, from Latin procedere meaning "to go forward," derived from Latin cedere meaning "to go or yield," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.
procedure (English): A particular method for performing a task; A...
Definitions
- A particular method for performing a task; A...
Ancestry of “procedure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | procédure | procedure |
| 2 | French | procéder | proceed; behave |
| 3 | Old French | proceder | to advance; to go onward; to carry on |
| 4 | Latin | prōcēdō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “procedure”