Where does “overprosperous” come from?
overprosperous (English) comes from English prosperous, from Middle French prospereus, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō, from Old Latin pro spere, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
overprosperous (English): Excessively prosperous
Definitions
- Excessively prosperous
Ancestry of “overprosperous”, step by step
overprosperous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prosperous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prosperous | characterized by success; well off; affluent;... |
| 2 | Middle French | prospereus | — |
| 3 | Old French | prosperer | to favor; to be favorable |
| 4 | Latin | prosperō | to further (cause to succeed) |
| 5 | Old Latin | pro spere | according to expectation |
| 6 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |