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Where does “prosper” come from?

prosper (Latin) comes from Latin prosperus, from Proto-Italic prosparos, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

prosper (Latin): Alternative form of prosperus

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of prosperus

Ancestry of “prosper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprosperusprosperous, successful; favourable, propitious
2Proto-Italicprosparos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “prosper”

  • prospère
  • prospèrement
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