Where does “procurator” come from?
Procurator comes from Old French procuratour, from Latin procurator, an agent noun formed with Latin -tor from pro and cura, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per- and bʰuH-.
procurator (English): A tax collector; An agent or attorney; A legal...
Definitions
- A tax collector; An agent or attorney; A legal...
Ancestry of “procurator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | procuratour | An agent or representative; an individual who acts for or represents another |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | procuratour | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōcūrātor | manager, overseer, superintendent |
| 4 | Latin | prōcūrō | to manage, administer |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |