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

Definitions

  1. Not profligate

Ancestry of “unprofligate”, step by step

unprofligate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English profligate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprofligateInclined to waste resources or behave...
2Latinprōflīgātusprofligate
3Latinprōflīgōto strike or dash to the ground
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →