Where does “pross” come from?
pross (English) comes from English prostitute, from French prostituée, from Latin prōstitutus, from Latin prōstituō, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
pross (English): A prostitute
Definitions
- A prostitute
Ancestry of “pross”, step by step
pross traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via German Pross
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pross | — |