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
- The state or condition of being unprosperous
Ancestry of “unprosperousness”, step by step
unprosperousness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |