Where does “Proculus” come from?
Proculus (Latin) comes from Latin proculus, from Latin procul, from Latin celer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Proculus (Latin): a Roman cognomen
Ancestry of “Proculus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | proculus | whose father is distant |
| 2 | Latin | procul | far, far away; at a distance, from afar |
| 3 | Latin | celer | fast, swift, quick, speedy, fleet |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “Proculus”