Where does “profonde” come from?
profonde (English) comes from French profonde, from French profond, from Middle French profond, from Old French profont, from Old French parfont, from Latin profundus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus — to fit, to fix, to put together.
profonde (English): A secret pocket in a magician's coat, used in vanishing tricks etc
Definitions
- A secret pocket in a magician's coat, used in vanishing tricks etc
Ancestry of “profonde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | profonde | feminine singular of profond |
| 2 | French | profond | deep; profound; rural, small-town, provincial,... |
| 3 | Middle French | profond | deep; bottom |
| 4 | Old French | profont | deep; deep; profound |
| 5 | Old French | parfont | Alternative form of profont |
| 6 | Latin | profundus | deep, profound; intense, extreme, profound;... |
| 7 | Latin | prō | for |
| 8 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 9 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |