Where does “proselyte” come from?
proselyte (Latin) comes from Latin proselytus, from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος, from Ancient Greek προσέρχομαι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti.
proselyte (Latin): vocative masculine singular of prosēlytus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of prosēlytus
Ancestry of “proselyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | proselytus | come from abroad, foreign, strange; a sojourner,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | προσήλυτος | newcomer, convert; one that has arrived at ”,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | προσέρχομαι | to come or go to; to come in |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προσ- | motion towards, accession to, or nearness to |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρός | forward to, toward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | próti | — |