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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōvidēns | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōvideō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 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 |