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Where does “procurer” come from?

procurer (Old French) comes 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.

procurer (Old French): to procure

Definitions

  1. to procure

Ancestry of “procurer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “procurer”

  • procure
  • procurement
  • procurable
  • procurer
  • unprocurable
  • procureth
  • procurest
  • procureur
  • e-procurement
  • procurer
  • procureur
  • procureuse
  • procurour
  • procurement
  • procureor
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