Where does “procrasturbate” come from?
procrasturbate (English) comes from English masturbate, from English masturbation, from French masturbation, from Latin masturbatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
procrasturbate (English): To procrastinate by masturbating
Definitions
- To procrastinate by masturbating
Ancestry of “procrasturbate”, step by step
procrasturbate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English masturbate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masturbate | To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use... |
| 2 | English | masturbation | Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or... |
| 3 | French | masturbation | masturbation |
| 4 | Latin | masturbatio | masturbation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English procrastinate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | procrastinate | To delay taking action; to wait until later; To... |
| 2 | Latin | procrastinatus | |
| 3 | Latin | prōcrāstinō | to put off until tomorrow; to defer, delay, procrastinate |
| 4 | Latin | prō | for |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |