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Where does “procura” come from?

procura (Italian) comes from Italian procurare, from Latin prōcūrāre, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

procura (Italian): power of attorney, proxy; letter of attorney,...

Definitions

  1. power of attorney, proxy; letter of attorney,...

Ancestry of “procura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprocurareto get, obtain, procure, provide, earn; to cause;...
2Latinprōcūrāre—
3Latinprō—
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōr—
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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