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Where does “prosecutorially” come from?

prosecutorially (English) comes from English prosecutorial, from English prosecutor, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from Latin prōsequor, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

prosecutorially (English): In a prosecutorial manner or context

Definitions

  1. In a prosecutorial manner or context

Ancestry of “prosecutorially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprosecutorialRelating to prosecuting of criminal cases
2Englishprosecutora prosecuting attorney; a person, as a...
3Medieval Latinprosecutor—
4Latinprōsequor—
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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