Where does “prosubstitution” come from?

prosubstitution (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prosubstitution (English): Supporting the substitution by the prescriber of one pharmaceutical drug for another

Definitions

  1. Supporting the substitution by the prescriber of one pharmaceutical drug for another

Ancestry of “prosubstitution”, step by step

prosubstitution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproAn advantage of something, especially when...
2EnglishprofessionalA person who belongs to a profession; A person...
3EnglishprofessionA declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,...
4Anglo-Normanprofessioun
5Old Frenchprofessionprofession; declaration
6Latinprofessiōdeclaration, avowal, profession (act of professing)
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English substitution

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsubstitutionThe act of substituting or the state of being...
2Middle Frenchsubstitution
3Latinsubstitutiosubstitution
4LatinsubstituoI place next to, under, or instead of; I...
5LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
6Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
7Latinstōto stand
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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