Where does “procure” come from?
Procure comes from Old French procurer, from Latin procuro, combining Latin pro and cura, which derives from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- and per-.
procure (English): To acquire or obtain; To obtain a person as a...
Definitions
- To acquire or obtain; To obtain a person as a...
Ancestry of “procure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | procuren | — |
| 2 | Old French | procurer | to procure |
| 3 | Latin | prōcūrō | — |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “procure”