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Where does “prostrateth” come from?

prostrateth (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.

prostrateth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “prostrateth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprostrateLying flat, face-down; Emotionally devastated;...
2Latinprostratusprostrated; overthrown, subverted, undermined
3LatinprosternoI strew in front of; I prostrate, knock down,...
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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