Where does “prudistic” come from?
prudistic (English) comes from English prudist, from English prude, from French prude, from Old French prude, from Old French prou, from Vulgar Latin prode, from Latin prosum, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
prudistic (English): prudish
Definitions
- prudish
Ancestry of “prudistic”, step by step
prudistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prudist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prudist | prude |
| 2 | English | prude | A person who is or tries to be excessively... |
| 3 | French | prude | prude |
| 4 | Old French | prude | feminine singular of pruz |
| 5 | Old French | prou | profit |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | prode | useful; profitable, useful; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | prosum | I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,... |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |