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Where does “prud'-homme” come from?

prud'-homme (English) comes from French prud'homme, from Middle French preudomme, from Old French preudomme, from Old French preu, from Late Latin prode, from Latin prosum, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

prud'-homme (English): A skilled workman; In France, one of a board of...

Definitions

  1. A skilled workman; In France, one of a board of...

Ancestry of “prud'-homme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprud'hommea master craftsman or expert
2Middle Frenchpreudommenoble, valiant man
3Old Frenchpreudommenoble, valiant man; hero
4Old Frenchpreubrave; valiant, chivalrous
5Late Latinprodeprofitable, useful; useful; valuable
6LatinprosumI am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,...
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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