Where does “prolately” come from?
prolately (English) comes from English prolate, from Latin prolatum, from Latin proferre, from Latin profero, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
prolately (English): In a prolate manner
Definitions
- In a prolate manner
Ancestry of “prolately”, step by step
prolately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prolate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prolate | Elongated at the poles; To utter; to pronounce |
| 2 | Latin | prolatum | nominative neuter singular of prōlātus;... |
| 3 | Latin | proferre | present active infinitive of prōferō; bring... |
| 4 | Latin | profero | I bring out, bring forth; I appear, show myself;... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |