Where does “prolificity” come from?
prolificity (English) comes from English prolific, from French prolifique, from Latin prōlificus, from Latin prōlēs, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
prolificity (English): The quality of being prolific
Definitions
- The quality of being prolific
Ancestry of “prolificity”, step by step
prolificity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prolific
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prolific | Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in... |
| 2 | French | prolifique | prolific |
| 3 | Latin | prōlificus | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōlēs | offspring, children, progeny, descendants, a line of descendants, family, race |
| 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 |