Where does “prōdigō” come from?

prōdigō (Latin) comes from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

prōdigō (Latin): to squander, waste

Definitions

  1. to squander, waste

Ancestry of “prōdigō”, step by step

prōdigō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin agō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagōto act, to behave
2Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Latin prō-agō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprō-agō—

Words derived from “prōdigō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →