Where does “prosperously” come from?
Prosperously comes from English prosperous, derived from Middle French prospereus and Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperare meaning "to make favorable," built from Latin prosperus "favorable" combining Proto-Indo-European pro- "forward" and bʰuH- "to be."
prosperously (English): In a prosperous manner; so as to prosper
Definitions
- In a prosperous manner; so as to prosper
Ancestry of “prosperously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prosperous | characterized by success; well off; affluent;... |
| 2 | Middle French | prospereus | — |
| 3 | Old French | prosperer | to favor; to be favorable |
| 4 | Latin | prosperō | to further (cause to succeed) |
| 5 | Old Latin | pro spere | according to expectation |
| 6 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 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 |