Where does “profuse” come from?
profuse (Latin) comes from Latin profusus, from Latin profundo, 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.
profuse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of profūsus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of profūsus
Ancestry of “profuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | profusus | excessive, lavish, profuse, extravagant |
| 2 | Latin | profundo | I pour forth, I lavish; I prostrate; I squander |
| 3 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |