Where does “prosperite” come from?
prosperite (Middle English) comes from Old French prosperitet, from Latin prosperitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
prosperite (Middle English): prosperity
Definitions
- prosperity
Ancestry of “prosperite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | prosperitet | — |
| 2 | Latin | prosperitas | success; prosperity; joy, approbation |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |