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Where does “prosperoso” come from?

prosperoso (Italian) comes from Italian prosperare, from Latin prosperō, from Old Latin pro spere, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prosperoso (Italian): prosperous, affluent; flourishing, thriving;...

Definitions

  1. prosperous, affluent; flourishing, thriving;...

Ancestry of “prosperoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprosperareto prosper, thrive, flourish
2Latinprosperō—
3Old Latinpro spereaccording to expectation
4Latinpro+ "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prosperoso”

  • prosperosamente
  • prosperosità
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