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Where does “prudente” come from?

prudente (Italian) comes from Spanish prudente, from Portuguese prudente, from Latin prūdēns, from Latin prōvidēns, from Latin prōvideō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

prudente (Italian): prudent, careful, cautious; present participle of...

Definitions

  1. prudent, careful, cautious; present participle of...

Ancestry of “prudente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishprudenteprudent, wise, judicious, discreet, well-advised
2PortugueseprudenteProne to watch and guard against deception and...
3Latinprūdēns—
4Latinprōvidēns—
5Latinprōvideō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prudente”

  • imprudentemente
  • imprudente
  • prudentemente
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