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Where does “prorsus” come from?

prorsus (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.

prorsus (Latin): straightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;...

Definitions

  1. straightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;...

Ancestry of “prorsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprō—
2Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
3Latinrēōr—
4Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “prorsus”

  • prose
  • prosaic
  • proselyte
  • proselytism
  • prosy
  • proselytize
  • prosaically
  • proselytization
  • prosing
  • proselytizer
  • prosiness
  • proser
  • prosily
  • proselytic
  • proselyter
  • prosateur
  • prosaicness
  • prosification
  • prosaicism
  • proselytist
  • proseman
  • proselike
  • prosify
  • unprosaic
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