Where does “procurist” come from?
procurist (Romanian) comes from German Prokurist, from Finnish prokura, from Italian procura, from Italian procurare, from Latin prōcūrāre, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
procurist (Romanian): proxy
Definitions
- proxy
Ancestry of “procurist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prokurist | legally authorized business representative or agent; manager or accountant |
| 2 | Finnish | prokura | Alternative form of prokuura |
| 3 | Italian | procura | power of attorney, proxy; letter of attorney,... |
| 4 | Italian | procurare | to get, obtain, procure, provide, earn; to cause;... |
| 5 | Latin | prōcūrāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō | for |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |