Where does “poursuite” come from?
poursuite (French) comes from French poursuivre, from Old French porsivre, from Vulgar Latin prosequere, from Latin prōsequor, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
poursuite (French): pursuit; chase; pursuit; persecution
Definitions
- pursuit; chase; pursuit; persecution
Ancestry of “poursuite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | poursuivre | to pursue, to chase; to pursue, to persecute, to... |
| 2 | Old French | porsivre | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | prosequere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | prōsequor | to escort, accompany |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |