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Where does “unprocurable” come from?

unprocurable (English) comes from English procurable, from English procure, from Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, from Latin prōcūrō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

unprocurable (English): Unable to be procured

Definitions

  1. Unable to be procured

Ancestry of “unprocurable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprocurableAble to be procured
2EnglishprocureTo acquire or obtain; To obtain a person as a...
3Middle Englishprocuren—
4Old Frenchprocurerto procure
5Latinprōcūrō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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