Etymology

process

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Today it means: A series of events leading to a result or product. Full definition →

Middle English proces ← Old French procés ← Latin prōcessus
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process · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromprōcessus“course, progression”
  2. Old French · derived fromprocés“journey”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromproces
  4. English todayprocess

From Middle English proces, from Old French procés (“journey”), from Latin prōcessus (“course, progression”), nominalization of prōcēdō (“proceed, advance”).

process · verb2

Back-formation from procession.

Words from the same roots

Latinprōcessus all →

processus

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