Where does “pursuit” come from?
Pursuit comes from Old French poursuite, derived from Old French porsuir, from Vulgar Latin prosequere, from Latin prosequor meaning to follow after, ultimately from the root sequor meaning to follow.
pursuit (English): The act of pursuing; A hobby or recreational...
Definitions
- The act of pursuing; A hobby or recreational...
Ancestry of “pursuit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pursuyte | pursuit |
| 2 | Old French | poursuite | pursuit; act of pursuing |
| 3 | Old French | porsuir | to pursue, to seek; to pursue, to continue; to... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | prosequere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | prōsequor | to escort, accompany |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |