Where does “prostrately” come from?
prostrately (English) comes from English prostrate, from Latin prostratus, from Latin prosterno, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
prostrately (English): In a prostrate manner or position
Definitions
- In a prostrate manner or position
Ancestry of “prostrately”, step by step
prostrately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prostrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prostrate | Lying flat, face-down; Emotionally devastated;... |
| 2 | Latin | prostratus | prostrated; overthrown, subverted, undermined |
| 3 | Latin | prosterno | I strew in front of; I prostrate, knock down,... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |