Where does “pro” come from?
pro (French) comes from French professionnel, from French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pro (French): professional; a whiz, someone who is very good at...
Definitions
- professional; a whiz, someone who is very good at...
Ancestry of “pro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | professionnel | professional |
| 2 | French | profession | profession, public declaration; profession,... |
| 3 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |