Where does “procriar” come from?

procriar (Portuguese) comes from Latin procreo, 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.

procriar (Portuguese): to procreate; to breed to generate offspring

Definitions

  1. to procreate; to breed to generate offspring

Ancestry of “procriar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinprocreoI beget, generate, procreate, produce
2Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
3Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós