Where does “ultraprudent” come from?
ultraprudent (English) comes from English prudent, from French prudent, from Italian prudente, from Spanish prudente, from Portuguese prudente, from Latin prūdēns, from Latin prōvidēns, from Latin prōvideō — passed , crossed.
ultraprudent (English): extremely prudent
Definitions
- extremely prudent
Ancestry of “ultraprudent”, step by step
ultraprudent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prudent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prudent | Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect... |
| 2 | French | prudent | prudent, careful, cautious |
| 3 | Italian | prudente | prudent, careful, cautious; present participle of... |
| 4 | Spanish | prudente | prudent, wise, judicious, discreet, well-advised |
| 5 | Portuguese | prudente | Prone to watch and guard against deception and... |
| 6 | Latin | prūdēns | wise, prudent |
| 7 | Latin | prōvidēns | foreseeing |
| 8 | Latin | prōvideō | to foresee |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |