Where does “unprudishly” come from?
unprudishly (English) comes from English unprudish, from English prudish, from English prude, from French prude, from Old French prude, from Old French prou, from Vulgar Latin prode, from Latin prosum — passed , crossed.
unprudishly (English): In an unprudish manner
Definitions
- In an unprudish manner
Ancestry of “unprudishly”, step by step
unprudishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unprudish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprudish | Not prudish |
| 2 | English | prudish | of excessive propriety; easily offended or... |
| 3 | English | prude | A person who is or tries to be excessively... |
| 4 | French | prude | prude |
| 5 | Old French | prude | feminine singular of pruz |
| 6 | Old French | prou | profit |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | prode | useful; profitable, useful; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | prosum | I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,... |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |