Where does “procura” come from?
procura (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese procurar, from Old Portuguese procurar, from Late Latin procurare, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
procura (Portuguese): search; pursuit; demand
Definitions
- search; pursuit; demand
Ancestry of “procura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | procurar | to search; to seek; to look for; to reach out; to... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | procurar | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | procurare | present active infinitive of prōcūrō;... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |