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Where does “prouesse” come from?

prouesse (Middle French) comes from Old French proece, from Latin prōde.

prouesse (Middle French): prowess; bravery; valiance

Definitions

  1. prowess; bravery; valiance

Ancestry of “prouesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchproece—
2Latinprōde—

Words derived from “prouesse”

  • prouesse
Every word from Latin prōde →