Etymograph

English

procellarian

Procellarian comes from Latin procella ‘a storm’, from prōcellō ‘to throw or cast down’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘toward, forward’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pro-‘toward, forward’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCEsame formreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcellō‘to throw or cast down’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocella‘a storm’
  5. Englishtodayprocellarian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pro-‘toward, forward’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCEsame formreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōcellō‘to throw or cast down’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocella‘a storm’
  5. Englishtodayprocellarian

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘toward, forward’

from, approach, fret, 6 more

through Proto-Italic *pro-

property, purchase, improper, propriety, protrude, 5 more

Today it means

noun Any of a family of oceanic birds (Procellaridae) including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pro- / procellarian

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