Where does “profusely” come from?
Profusely comes from English profuse, from Latin profusus, combining Old English -līċ and Proto-Germanic -līkaz, -likaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
profusely (English): In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse...
Definitions
- In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse...
Ancestry of “profusely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | profuse | In great quantity or abundance; liberal or... |
| 2 | Latin | profusus | excessive, lavish, profuse, extravagant |
| 3 | Latin | profundo | I pour forth, I lavish; I prostrate; I squander |
| 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 |