The story
- Latin · derived fromprōstrātiō
- Middle French · derived fromprostration
- Middle English · inherited fromprostracioun, prostracyon
- English todayprostration
From Middle English prostracioun, prostracyon, from Middle French prostration and its etymon Latin prōstrātiō, from prōstrātus, past participle of prōsternō. By surface analysis, prostrate + -ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.