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
prostrater 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |