English
prorogation
Prorogation comes from Latin prōrogātiō ‘extension, postponement’, from prōrogō ‘prolong’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prokosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocus‘wooer, suitor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocō‘to ask, urge, demand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘to ask, enquire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōrogō‘prolong’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōrogātiō‘extension, postponement’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400prorogation
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preḱ-‘to ask’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prokosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocus‘wooer, suitor’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprocō‘to ask, urge, demand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErogō‘to ask, enquire’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōrogō‘prolong’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōrogātiō‘extension, postponement’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400prorogation
- Englishearliest quotation 2019same form
Earliest quotation: 2019, Kate Lyons, Brexit: chants of 'shame' as suspension of parliament descen: “There were extraordinary scenes of chaos and anger in…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
prayer, pray, precarious, postulate, deprecation, 25 more
through Latin rogō ‘to ask, enquire’
rogue, arrogant, arrogance, interrogation, derogatory, prerogative, derogation, 13 more
Today it means
noun Causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- / prorogation