Where does “prosperō” come from?
prosperō (Latin) comes from Old Latin pro spere, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prosperō (Latin): to further (cause to succeed)
Definitions
- to further (cause to succeed)
Ancestry of “prosperō”, step by step
prosperō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Latin pro spere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Latin | pro spere | according to expectation |
| 2 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |