Where does “unprudishness” come from?
unprudishness (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.
unprudishness (English): The quality of being unprudish
Definitions
- The quality of being unprudish
Ancestry of “unprudishness”, step by step
unprudishness 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 |
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 |