Where does “proctour” come from?
proctour (Middle English) comes from English procurator, from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from Latin prōcūrō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “proctour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | procurator | A tax collector; An agent or attorney; A legal... |
| 2 | Middle English | procuratour | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | procuratour | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōcūrātor | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōcūrō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “proctour”