Where does “prosaccade” come from?
prosaccade (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.
prosaccade (English): A saccade towards a target
Definitions
- A saccade towards a target
Ancestry of “prosaccade”, step by step
prosaccade 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 saccade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saccade | A sudden jerking movement; A rapid jerky movement... |
| 2 | French | saccade | a jerk; a rapid jerky movement of the eye from... |
| 3 | French | saquer | to sack, fire; to not be able to stand someone;... |
| 4 | French | sac | bag, sack; ten French francs; plunder, loot |
| 5 | Old Norse | saka | to do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sakōną | to charge, seek legal action against |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |