Proceed

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late Middle English: from Old French proceder, from Latin procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’.

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

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proceed (v.)

late 14c., proceden, "to go, go on, move in a certain direction, go about one's business," also "to emanate from, result from; to issue or come, as from an origin or course," from Old French proceder (13c., Modern French procéder) and directly from Latin procedere (past participle processus) "go before, go forward, advance, make progress; come forward," from pro "forward" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward") + cedere "to go" (from PIE root *ked- "to go, yield"). Related: Proceeded; proceeding.