Where does “proroga” come from?
proroga (Italian) comes from French proroger, from Latin prōrogō, 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.
proroga (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “proroga”, step by step
proroga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French proroger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | proroger | to extend; to defer, put back; to adjourn |
| 2 | Latin | prōrogō | to prolong, draw out, keep (something) going |
| 3 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |