Where does “prosperousness” come from?
prosperousness (English) comes from English prosperous, from Middle French prospereus, 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- — passed , crossed.
prosperousness (English): The quality of being prosperous; prosperity
Definitions
- The quality of being prosperous; prosperity
Ancestry of “prosperousness”, 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 |