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Where does “prudentialism” come from?

prudentialism (English) comes from English Prudential, from Latin prūdentia, from Latin prūdēns, from Latin prōvidēns, from Latin prōvideō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

prudentialism (English): The policy or practice of being prudential

Definitions

  1. The policy or practice of being prudential

Ancestry of “prudentialism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPrudential—
2Latinprūdentia—
3Latinprūdēns—
4Latinprōvidēns—
5Latinprōvideō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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