Where does “procuration” come from?
procuration (English) comes from Middle English procuracioun, from Middle French procuration, from Old French procuracion, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
procuration (English): The act of procuring; procurement; The management...
Definitions
- The act of procuring; procurement; The management...
Ancestry of “procuration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | procuracioun | Management, care; the act of managing or supervising |
| 2 | Middle French | procuration | — |
| 3 | Old French | procuracion | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōcūrātiō | administration, management |
| 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 |