Where does “procédure” come from?

procédure (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.

procédure (French): procedure

Definitions

  1. procedure

Ancestry of “procédure”, 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 “procédure”

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