Where does “profligateness” come from?
profligateness (English) comes from English profligate, from Latin prōflīgātus, from Latin prōflīgō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
profligateness (English): The state or condition of being profligate;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being profligate;...
Ancestry of “profligateness”, step by step
profligateness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English profligate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | profligate | Inclined to waste resources or behave... |
| 2 | Latin | prōflīgātus | profligate |
| 3 | Latin | prōflīgō | to strike or dash to the ground |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |