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Where does “procurement” come from?

procurement (Old French) comes from Old French procurer, from Latin prōcūrō, 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.

procurement (Old French): procurement; obtainment; obtention; persuasion;...

Definitions

  1. procurement; obtainment; obtention; persuasion;...

Ancestry of “procurement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprocurerto procure
2Latinprōcūrō—
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “procurement”

  • procurement
  • e-procurement
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