Where does “prōcōnsul” come from?
prōcōnsul (Latin) comes 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.
prōcōnsul (Latin): proconsul; a man who became governor of a province or a military commander with the authority of a consul
Definitions
- proconsul; a man who became governor of a province or a military commander with the authority of a consul
Ancestry of “prōcōnsul”, step by step
prōcōnsul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin prō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prō | for |
| 2 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 3 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |