myEtymology.com: French etymology of prostitution

Etymology of the French word prostitution

the French word prostitution

derived from the Late Latin word prostitutio (prostitution; dishonoring, profaning)

derived from the Latin word prostitutus (male prostitute)

derived from the Classical Latin word prostitutum

derived from the Latin word prostituere (prostitute; put to improper sexual, unworthy use)

derived from the Latin word statuere (set up, establish, set)

derived from the Latin word status (appointed; position, situation, condition)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

derived from the New Latin word pro-

using the Greek prefix pro-, προ- (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per