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Where does “procuratorial” come from?

procuratorial (English) comes from English procurator, from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from Latin prōcūrō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

procuratorial (English): Of or pertaining to a procurator or proctor

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a procurator or proctor

Ancestry of “procuratorial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprocuratorA tax collector; An agent or attorney; A legal...
2Middle Englishprocuratour—
3Anglo-Normanprocuratour—
4Latinprōcūrātor—
5Latinprōcūrō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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