English
prorogue
Prorogue comes from Latin prōrogō ‘prolong, defer’, from rogō ‘ask’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-.
- 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‘ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōrogō‘prolong, defer’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400proroger
- Englishearliest quotation 1624prorogue
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‘ask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōrogō‘prolong, defer’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400proroger
- Englishearliest quotation 1624prorogue
Earliest quotation: 1624, Democritus Junior pseudonym; Robert Burt, The Anatomy of Melancholy: […]: “Mirth[…]prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- ‘to ask’
prayer, pray, precarious, postulate, deprecation, 25 more
through Latin rogō ‘ask’
arrogant, interrogation, arrogance, derogatory, prerogative, derogation, 14 more
Today it means
verb To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- / prorogue