Where does “purveour” come from?
purveour (Old French) comes from Old French porveoir, from Latin prōvideō, 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.
purveour (Old French): purveyor
Definitions
- purveyor
Ancestry of “purveour”, step by step
purveour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French porveoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | porveoir | to look at; to procure |
| 2 | Latin | prōvideō | to foresee |
| 3 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old French purveer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | purveer | Alternative form of porveoir |