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Where does “unprosperousness” come from?

unprosperousness (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.

unprosperousness (English): The state or condition of being unprosperous

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being unprosperous

Ancestry of “unprosperousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunprosperousNot prosperous
2Englishprosperouscharacterized by success; well off; affluent;...
3Middle Frenchprospereus—
4Old Frenchprospererto favor; to be favorable
5Latinprosperō—
6Old Latinpro spereaccording to expectation
7Latinpro+ "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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