Where does “прокурор” come from?
прокурор (Tajik) comes from Russian прокуро́р, 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- — passed , crossed.
прокурор (Tajik): prosecutor
Definitions
- prosecutor
Ancestry of “прокурор”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | прокуро́р | prosecutor, district attorney (a lawyer who decides whether to charge a person with a crime) |
| 2 | French | procureur | representative, agent; attorney, prosecutor;... |
| 3 | French | procurer | to get, obtain |
| 4 | Old French | procurer | to procure |
| 5 | Latin | prōcūrō | to manage, administer |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |