Where does “prostrater” come from?
prostrater (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.
prostrater (English): Alternative form of prostrator
Definitions
- Alternative form of prostrator
Ancestry of “prostrater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |