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Where does “procreant” come from?

procreant (English) comes from Latin procreans, from Latin procreo, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

procreant (English): That procreates; Of or pertaining to procreation;...

Definitions

  1. That procreates; Of or pertaining to procreation;...

Ancestry of “procreant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprocreansbegetting
2LatinprocreoI beget, generate, procreate, produce
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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