Where does “improsperity” come from?
improsperity (English) comes from English prosperity, from Middle English prosperite, from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
improsperity (English): Lack of prosperity
Ancestry of “improsperity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prosperity | The condition of being prosperous, of having good... |
| 2 | Middle English | prosperite | — |
| 3 | Old French | prosperitet | — |
| 4 | Latin | prosperitas | success; prosperity; joy, approbation |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |