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Where does “Pride” come from?

Pride comes from Old French pride, from Vulgar Latin *prīdita, meaning excessive self-esteem or arrogance.

Ancestry of “Pride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålprydeto adorn; to decorate; to grace
2Old Englishprȳde—
3Old Englishprūdproud
4Old FrenchprodAlternative form of pro
5Late Latinprodeprofitable, useful; useful; valuable
6LatinprosumI am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,...
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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