Where does “unprofligate” come from?
unprofligate (English) comes from English profligate, from Latin prōflīgātus, from Latin prōflīgō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
unprofligate (English): Not profligate
Ancestry of “unprofligate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | profligate | Inclined to waste resources or behave... |
| 2 | Latin | prōflīgātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōflīgō | — |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |