Where does “procéder” come from?

procéder (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

procéder (French): proceed; behave

Definitions

  1. proceed; behave

Ancestry of “procéder”, step by step

procéder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French proceder

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

via Latin prōcēdere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōcēdere—

Words derived from “procéder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →