Procedure
/prəˈsiː.dʒər/noun
A series of actions conducted in a certain order.
Did you know?The term 'procedure' comes from the Latin 'procedere', which means 'to go forward', hinting at the transformative journey of actions taken in a specific sequence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*prō-
“forward, ahead”
Latin
Latin
procedere
“to go forward, to advance, to proceed”
Old French
Old French
procedure
“a method of doing something, a way of proceeding”
14th Century
Middle English
procedure
“a series of actions; conduct or manner of proceeding in an affair”
Modern English
English
procedure
“a set of established or official ways of doing something”