Where does “priding” come from?
priding (English) comes from English pride, from Middle English pride, from Old English prȳde, from Old English prūd, from Old French prod, from Late Latin prode, from Latin prosum, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
priding (English): present participle of pride
Definitions
- present participle of pride
Ancestry of “priding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pride | The quality or state of being proud; an... |
| 2 | Middle English | pride | — |
| 3 | Old English | prȳde | pride |
| 4 | Old English | prūd | proud |
| 5 | Old French | prod | Alternative form of pro |
| 6 | Late Latin | prode | profitable, useful; useful; valuable |
| 7 | Latin | prosum | I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,... |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |