Where does “profuse” come from?
profuse (Italian) comes from Italian profondere, from Latin profundo, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
profuse (Italian): third-person singular past historic of...
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Ancestry of “profuse”, step by step
profuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian profondere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | profondere | to spend profusely or with abandon; to give... |
| 2 | Latin | profundo | I pour forth, I lavish; I prostrate; I squander |
| 3 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian profuso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | profuso | past participle of profondere |