Latin

procus

‘wooer, suitor’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin procus.

18 English words in this record descend from Latin procus, most familiar first.

• arrogant ← arrogaunt ← arrogāns ← arrogō ← rogō
• arrogance ← arrogaunce ← arrogantia ← arrogāns ← arrogō
• derogatory ← dērogātōrius ← dērogō ← rogō ← procō
• prerogative ← praerogātīva ← praerogātīvus ← praerogō ← rogō
• derogation ← derogacion ← dērogātiō ← dērogō ← rogō
• prorogation ← prōrogātiō ← prōrogō ← rogō ← procō
• subrogation ← subrogātiō ← rogātiō ← rogō ← procō
• prorogue ← proroger ← prōrogō ← rogō ← procō
• derogate ← derogaten ← derogat ← dērogātus ← dērogō
• corvee ← conrogāta ← corrogo ← rogō ← procō
• abrogable ← abrogō ← rogō ← procō
• arrogancy ← arrogāntia ← arrogāns ← arrogō ← rogō

More words from procus

• derogator
• erogation
• obrogate
• procacious
• procacity
• supererogate

Etymograph / Latin procus