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Where does “proselytic” come from?

proselytic (English) comes from English proselyte, from English prose, from French prose, from Latin prōsa, from Latin prorsus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.

proselytic (English): Pertaining to proselytism

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to proselytism

Ancestry of “proselytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproselyteOne who has converted to a religion or doctrine,...
2EnglishproseLanguage, particularly written language, not...
3Frenchproseprose; inflection of proser: ##...
4Latinprōsa—
5Latinprorsusstraightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;...
6Latinprō—
7Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
8Latinrēōr—
9Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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