Where does “prorevolutionary” come from?
prorevolutionary (English) comes from English revolutionary, from English revolution, from Middle English revolucion, from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolutio, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
prorevolutionary (English): In favour of political revolution
Definitions
- In favour of political revolution
Ancestry of “prorevolutionary”, step by step
prorevolutionary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English revolutionary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revolutionary | Of or pertaining to a revolution in government;... |
| 2 | English | revolution | A political upheaval in a government or nation... |
| 3 | Middle English | revolucion | — |
| 4 | Old French | revolucion | passage; elapsing of time |
| 5 | Late Latin | revolutio | The act of revolving; revolution |
| 6 | Latin | revolvō | to roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |