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Where does “procureth” come from?

procureth (English) comes from English procure, from Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Latin prōcūrō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

procureth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “procureth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprocureTo acquire or obtain; To obtain a person as a...
2Middle Englishprocuren—
3Old Frenchprocurerto procure
4Latinprōcūrō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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