Where does “preudefemme” come from?
preudefemme (Old French) comes from Old French preu, from Late Latin prode, from Latin prosum, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “preudefemme”, step by step
preudefemme traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French preu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | preu | brave; valiant, chivalrous |
| 2 | Late Latin | prode | profitable, useful; useful; valuable |
| 3 | Latin | prosum | I am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old French dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | dé | die |
| 2 | Latin | dadu | — |
| 3 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 4 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 5 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Old French femme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | femme | Alternative form of fame |
| 2 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |