Where does “prōlixus” come from?
prōlixus (Latin) comes from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
prōlixus (Latin): stretched out, extended
Definitions
- stretched out, extended
Ancestry of “prōlixus”, step by step
prōlixus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin prō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prō | for |
| 2 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 3 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |