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Where does “prolixe” come from?

prolixe (French) comes from Latin prōlixus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

prolixe (French): prolix; overly talkative

Definitions

  1. prolix; overly talkative

Ancestry of “prolixe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōlixus—
2Latinprō—
3Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
4Latinrēōr—
5Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “prolixe”

  • prolixement
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