Where does “profane” come from?

profane (Italian) comes from Italian profano, from Latin profānus, 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.

profane (Italian): feminine plural of profano; plural of profana

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of profano; plural of profana

Ancestry of “profane”, step by step

profane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian profano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprofanoprofane; ignorant, unskilled; the profane
2Latinprofānussecular, unconsecrated, profane
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 Italian profana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprofanafeminine singular of profano; laywoman;...
2Frenchprofanerto profane
3Latinprofānāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →