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Where does “prosperer” come from?

prosperer (Middle French) comes from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō, 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.

prosperer (Middle French): to prosper

Definitions

  1. to prosper

Ancestry of “prosperer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprospererto favor; to be favorable
2Latinprosperō—
3Old Latinpro spereaccording to expectation
4Latinpro+ "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prosperer”

  • prospérer
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