Where does “procreatrice” come from?

procreatrice (Italian) comes from Italian procreare, from Latin procreo, 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.

procreatrice (Italian): female equivalent of procreatore

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of procreatore

Ancestry of “procreatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprocreareto procreate, to beget, to generate, to engender
2LatinprocreoI beget, generate, procreate, produce
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-