Where does “proselytute” come from?
proselytute (English) comes from English proselytize, from English proselyte, from English prose, from French prose, from Latin prōsa, from Latin prorsus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus — to fit, to fix, to put together.
proselytute (English): A person given to excessive religious...
Definitions
- A person given to excessive religious...
Ancestry of “proselytute”, step by step
proselytute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proselytize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proselytize | To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so |
| 2 | English | proselyte | One who has converted to a religion or doctrine,... |
| 3 | English | prose | Language, particularly written language, not... |
| 4 | French | prose | prose; inflection of proser: ##... |
| 5 | Latin | prōsa | prose |
| 6 | Latin | prorsus | straightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;... |
| 7 | Latin | prō | for |
| 8 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 9 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English prostitute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prostitute | To offer for sexual activity in exchange for... |
| 2 | French | prostituée | prostitute |
| 3 | Latin | prōstitutus | prostituted |
| 4 | Latin | prōstituō | to set up in public |
| 5 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |