Where does “prodigiousness” come from?
prodigiousness (English) comes from English prodigious, from Middle French prodigieux, from Latin prodigiosus, from Latin prodigium, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
prodigiousness (English): The state or condition of being prodigious
Definitions
- The state or condition of being prodigious
Ancestry of “prodigiousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prodigious | Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal;... |
| 2 | Middle French | prodigieux | — |
| 3 | Latin | prodigiosus | unnatural, strange; wonderful, marvellous,... |
| 4 | Latin | prodigium | omen, portent, prophetic sign; prodigy, wonder |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |