Where does “prodigieusement” come from?
prodigieusement (French) comes from French prodigieux, from Latin prōdigiōsus, from Latin prodigium, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
prodigieusement (French): prodigiously
Definitions
- prodigiously
Ancestry of “prodigieusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prodigieux | prodigious; terrific, immense, magnificent |
| 2 | Latin | prōdigiōsus | unnatural, strange |
| 3 | Latin | prodigium | omen, portent, prophetic sign; prodigy, wonder |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |