Where does “prokura” come from?
prokura (Finnish) comes from Italian procura, from Italian procurare, from Latin prōcūrāre, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
prokura (Finnish): Alternative form of prokuura
Definitions
- Alternative form of prokuura
Ancestry of “prokura”, step by step
prokura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian procura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | procura | power of attorney, proxy; letter of attorney,... |
| 2 | Italian | procurare | to get, obtain, procure, provide, earn; to cause;... |
| 3 | Latin | prōcūrāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | prō | for |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Latin procura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | procura | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | prōcūrō | to manage, administer |
| 3 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |