Etymologically
← History of prosecution

prosecution English · revision 13231

17 Oct 2026, 06:19 by bogdan “Link foreign words in the Etymology (relink.py)” current version

Changes in this edit

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fr|prosecution]] (late 13th century) and directly from Late Latin prōsecūtiō, prōsecūtiōnem, a following, continuation, retinue,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from prōsecūtus, past participle of prōsequī, to follow after, pursue, attack (see [[prosecute]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
+ It is [[bor|fr|prosecution]] (late 13th century) and directly from [[la-lat|prōsecūtiō]], prōsecūtiōnem, a following, continuation, retinue,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la-lat|prōsecūtus]], past participle of [[m|la-lat|prōsequī]], to follow after, pursue, attack (see [[prosecute]]).^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==