Where does “Verkaufsprospekt” come from?

Verkaufsprospekt (German) comes from German Prospekt, from Latin prospectus, from Latin prospicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Verkaufsprospekt (German): sales prospectus, sales brochure

Definitions

  1. sales prospectus, sales brochure

Ancestry of “Verkaufsprospekt”, step by step

Verkaufsprospekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Prospekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProspektbrochure
2Latinprospectusview, sight, prospect; panorama; watched or...
3LatinprospicioI look far off; I see into the distance; I watch...
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German verkauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverkaufsale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós