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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic prosparos →Every word from Latin prosperus →