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Where does “proconsulate” come from?

proconsulate (English) comes from Latin proconsulatus, from Latin prōcōnsul, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

proconsulate (English): The office of a proconsul; The district under...

Definitions

  1. The office of a proconsul; The district under...

Ancestry of “proconsulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinproconsulatusthe proconsulate, proconsulship; the office of...
2Latinprōcōnsul—
3Latinprō—
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōr—
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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