TO THIS PROSTITUTE WOMAN - AN OVERVIEW

Prostitute c. 1890. Prostitute is derived through the Latin prostituta. Some sources cite the verb like a composition of "pro" this means "up entrance" or "forward" and "stituere", outlined as "to offer up for sale".[sixteen] Another rationalization is that prostituta is a composition of pro and statuere (to lead to to stand, to station, put erect)