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Where does “profert” come from?

profert (English) comes from Latin profert, from Latin profero, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

profert (English): The production or display of recorded evidence in...

Definitions

  1. The production or display of recorded evidence in...

Ancestry of “profert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprofertthird-person singular present active indicative...
2LatinproferoI bring out, bring forth; I appear, show myself;...
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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