Where does “procédé” come from?

procédé (French) comes from French procéder, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

procédé (French): procedure method

Definitions

  1. procedure method

Ancestry of “procédé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprocéderproceed; behave
2Old Frenchprocederto advance; to go onward; to carry on
3Latinprōcēdōto proceed, advance
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “procédé

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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