English

process

/ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs/

A series of events leading to a result or product.

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Origin

Etymology 1

From Middle English proces, from Old French procés (“journey”), from Latin prōcessus (“course, progression”), nominalization of prōcēdō (“proceed, advance”).

Etymology 2

Back-formation from procession.

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Lineage

rootProto-Indo-European*per- “produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”
rootProto-Indo-European*ḱyesdʰ- “to drive away; to go away”
inheritedMiddle Englishproces
- derivedOld Frenchprocés “journey”
  - derivedLatinprōcessus “course, progression”
    - derivedLatinprōcēdō “to go forth, go forward, advance”
      - partLatinprō- “from, in the place of; for”
      - partLatincēdō “move, walk; withdraw; yield”
derivedEnglishprocession “The act of progressing or proceeding.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishprocessioun
  - derivedOld Frenchpourciession

Meanings

noun

A series of events leading to a result or product.
The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
A path or succession of states through which a system passes.
Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
An outgrowth of tissue arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.

verb

To perform a particular process on a thing.
To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
To develop photographic film.
To take legal proceedings against.

Sources

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