Where does “prolixity” come from?
Prolixity comes from Old French prolixite, from Latin prolixitas, a noun formation using the Latin suffix -tas attached to prolixus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to flow or extend forth.
prolixity (English): Long-windedness, an excess of words
Definitions
- Long-windedness, an excess of words
Ancestry of “prolixity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | prolixite | — |
| 2 | Latin | prolixitas | great extent, long duration; prolixity |
| 3 | Latin | prōlixus | stretched out, extended |
| 4 | Latin | prō | for |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |