Where does “unprosaic” come from?
unprosaic (English) comes from English prosaic, from Middle French prosaïque, from Medieval Latin prosaicus, from Latin prōsa, from Latin prorsus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
unprosaic (English): Not prosaic
Definitions
- Not prosaic
Ancestry of “unprosaic”, step by step
unprosaic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prosaic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prosaic | Pertaining to or having the characteristics of... |
| 2 | Middle French | prosaïque | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | prosaicus | in prose |
| 4 | Latin | prōsa | prose |
| 5 | Latin | prorsus | straightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;... |
| 6 | Latin | prō | for |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |