Where does “semiprosperous” come from?
semiprosperous (English) comes from English prosperous, from Middle French prospereus, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō, from Old Latin pro spere, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
semiprosperous (English): Almost prosperous
Definitions
- Almost prosperous
Ancestry of “semiprosperous”, step by step
semiprosperous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prosperous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prosperous | characterized by success; well off; affluent;... |
| 2 | Middle French | prospereus | — |
| 3 | Old French | prosperer | to favor; to be favorable |
| 4 | Latin | prosperō | to further (cause to succeed) |
| 5 | Old Latin | pro spere | according to expectation |
| 6 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |