Latin
prōsequor
‘follow, pursue’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prōsequor.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin prōsequor, most familiar first.
- pursue ← pursuen ← pursure
- pursuit ← pursuyte ← poursuite ← porsuir ← *prosequere
- prosecution ← prōsecutio
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Etymograph / Latin prōsequor