Where does “proceed” come from?
Proceed comes from Old French proceder, from Latin procedere, from Latin cedo meaning to go or yield, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- and bʰuH-.
proceed (English): To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to...
Definitions
- To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to...
Ancestry of “proceed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | proceden | To proceed; to carry on |
| 2 | Old French | proceder | to advance; to go onward; to carry on |
| 3 | Latin | prōcēdō | to proceed, advance |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |