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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | procédure | procedure |
| 2 | French | procéder | proceed; behave |
| 3 | Old French | proceder | to advance; to go onward; to carry on |
| 4 | Latin | prōcēdō | to proceed, advance |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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”
- procedural
- procedurally
- proceduralism
- postprocedure
- proceduralist
- interprocedural
- preprocedure
- preprocedural
- periprocedural
- intraprocedural
- subprocedure
- nonprocedural
- preprocedurally
- interprocedurally
- unprocedural
- prosign
- cryoprocedure
- microprocedure
- midprocedure
- periprocedure
- プロシージャ
- multiprocedural
- prosedural
- antiprocedural