Where does “prolegislative” come from?
prolegislative (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prolegislative (English): Supporting or favouring legislation
Definitions
- Supporting or favouring legislation
Ancestry of “prolegislative”, step by step
prolegislative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pro | An advantage of something, especially when... |
| 2 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 3 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 6 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English legislative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | legislative | Making, or having the power to make, a law or... |
| 2 | English | legislate | To pass laws |
| 3 | English | legislation | The act of legislating; preparation and enactment... |
| 4 | Late Latin | legislatio | the giving of the law |
| 5 | Latin | legis | genitive singular of lēx; second-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 7 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |