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Where does “prodigioso” come from?

prodigioso (Latin) comes from Latin prodigiosus, from Latin prodigium, 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.

prodigioso (Latin): dative masculine singular of prōdigiōsus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of prōdigiōsus; dative...

Ancestry of “prodigioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprodigiosusunnatural, strange; wonderful, marvellous,...
2Latinprodigiumomen, portent, prophetic sign; prodigy, wonder
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
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
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