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

  1. To acquire or obtain; To obtain a person as a...

Ancestry of “procure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishprocurenTo bring about; to cause or ensure
2Old Frenchprocurerto procure
3Latinprōcūrōto manage, administer
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “procure”

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