Where does “prod” come from?

prod (Old French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prod (Old French): Alternative form of pro

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pro

Ancestry of “prod”, step by step

prod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin prode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinprodeprofitable, useful; useful; valuable
2LatinprosumI am useful or of use, do good, help, benefit,...
3Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
4Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via Latin prōde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōdeprofitable, useful

Words derived from “prod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →