Where does “imprudemment” come from?
imprudemment (French) comes from French prudemment, from French prudent, from Italian prudente, from Spanish prudente, from Portuguese prudente, from Latin prūdēns, from Latin prōvidēns, from Latin prōvideō — passed , crossed.
imprudemment (French): imprudently, recklessly, rashly, carelessly
Definitions
- imprudently, recklessly, rashly, carelessly
Ancestry of “imprudemment”, step by step
imprudemment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French prudemment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prudemment | prudently |
| 2 | French | prudent | prudent, careful, cautious |
| 3 | Italian | prudente | prudent, careful, cautious; present participle of... |
| 4 | Spanish | prudente | prudent, wise, judicious, discreet, well-advised |
| 5 | Portuguese | prudente | Prone to watch and guard against deception and... |
| 6 | Latin | prūdēns | wise, prudent |
| 7 | Latin | prōvidēns | foreseeing |
| 8 | Latin | prōvideō | to foresee |
| 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 |