Where does “pronominal” come from?
pronominal (Romanian) comes from French pronominal, from Late Latin pronominalis, from Latin pronomen, from Latin pro-, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
pronominal (Romanian): pronominal
Definitions
- pronominal
Ancestry of “pronominal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pronominal | pronominal |
| 2 | Late Latin | pronominalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | pronomen | pronoun |
| 4 | Latin | pro- | forward direction, forward movement; action... |
| 5 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 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 |