prostitute
English
/ˈpɹɒstɪtjuːt/, /ˈpɹɑːstətuːt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.
- (transitive) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
Etymology
Derived from Latin prōstitūtus, prō̆ (before, for) + Latin statuō (set up, erect, establish).
Origin
Latin
statuō
Gloss
set up, erect, establish
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiprostitute English
- nonprostitute English
- prostitutable English
- prostitutor English
- constituo Latin
- destituo Latin
- instituo Latin
- praestituo Latin
- prostituo Latin
- prōstitutus Latin
- prōstitūtus Latin
- prō̆ Latin
- restituo Latin
- statuō Latin
- prostituee Dutch, Flemish
- prostituée French
- prostytutka Polish
- prostitut Catalan, Valencian
- prostituată Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- prosti Cebuano