Where does “Prokuratur” come from?

Prokuratur (German) comes from Latin prōcūrātor, from Latin prōcūrō, 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.

Prokuratur (German): procurator agent or attorney

Definitions

  1. procurator agent or attorney

Ancestry of “Prokuratur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōcūrātormanager, overseer, superintendent
2Latinprōcūrōto manage, administer
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

Words derived from “Prokuratur”

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