Where does “prospectless” come from?
prospectless (English) comes from English prospect, from German Prospekt, from Latin prospectus, from Latin prospicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
prospectless (English): Without prospects; futureless
Definitions
- Without prospects; futureless
Ancestry of “prospectless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prospect | The region which the eye overlooks at one time;... |
| 2 | German | Prospekt | brochure |
| 3 | Latin | prospectus | view, sight, prospect; panorama; watched or... |
| 4 | Latin | prospicio | I look far off; I see into the distance; I watch... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |