Where does “прокуро́р” come from?
прокуро́р (Russian) comes from French procureur, from French procurer, from Old French procurer, from Latin prōcūrō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
прокуро́р (Russian): prosecutor, district attorney (a lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime)
Definitions
- prosecutor, district attorney (a lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime)
Ancestry of “прокуро́р”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | procureur | representative, agent; attorney, prosecutor;... |
| 2 | French | procurer | to get, obtain |
| 3 | Old French | procurer | to procure |
| 4 | Latin | prōcūrō | to manage, administer |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |