Where does “prostitutional” come from?
prostitutional (English) comes from English prostitution, from Late Latin prostitutio, from Latin prostituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
prostitutional (English): Of or relating to prostitution
Definitions
- Of or relating to prostitution
Ancestry of “prostitutional”, step by step
prostitutional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prostitution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prostitution | Engaging in sexual activity with another person... |
| 2 | Late Latin | prostitutio | prostitution; dishonoring, profaning |
| 3 | Latin | prostituo | I set up in public; I prostitute; I dishonor |
| 4 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |