proceed

The story

1. Latin · derived fromprōcēdō“to go forth, go forward, advance”
2. Old French · derived fromproceder
3. Middle English · inherited fromproceden
4. English todayproceed

From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“to go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“to go”); see cede.