Where does “unprosperously” come from?
unprosperously (English) comes from English unprosperous, 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- — passed , crossed.
unprosperously (English): In an unprosperous manner
Definitions
- In an unprosperous manner
Ancestry of “unprosperously”, step by step
unprosperously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unprosperous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprosperous | Not prosperous |
| 2 | English | prosperous | characterized by success; well off; affluent;... |
| 3 | Middle French | prospereus | — |
| 4 | Old French | prosperer | to favor; to be favorable |
| 5 | Latin | prosperō | to further (cause to succeed) |
| 6 | Old Latin | pro spere | according to expectation |
| 7 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |