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Where does “prosum” come from?

prosum (Latin) comes 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.

prosum (Latin): I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,...

Definitions

  1. I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,...

Ancestry of “prosum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprō-—
2Proto-Italic*pro-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prosum”

  • improve
  • improving
  • prowess
  • prudish
  • prude
  • improver
  • Prudhomme
  • improvable
  • prudishness
  • Perdomo
  • unimprovable
  • prudishly
  • improvability
  • improvingly
  • misimprove
  • prudhomme
  • improveth
  • unimprovably
  • improvableness
  • disimprove
  • unprudish
  • prudist
  • prudism
  • improvest
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