Where does “prosperest” come from?
prosperest (English) comes from English prosper, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō, from Old Latin pro spere, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
prosperest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “prosperest”, step by step
prosperest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prosper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prosper | To favor; to render successful; To be successful;... |
| 2 | Old French | prosperer | to favor; to be favorable |
| 3 | Latin | prosperō | to further (cause to succeed) |
| 4 | Old Latin | pro spere | according to expectation |
| 5 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 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 |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |