Where does “proliferously” come from?
proliferously (English) comes from English proliferous, from Latin prōlifer, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
proliferously (English): In a proliferous manner
Definitions
- In a proliferous manner
Ancestry of “proliferously”, step by step
proliferously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proliferous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proliferous | producing many offspring; prolific or... |
| 2 | Latin | prōlifer | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōlēs | offspring, children, progeny, descendants, a line of descendants, family, race |
| 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 |