Where does “prosperare” come from?
prosperare (Romanian) comes from Romanian prospera, from French prospérer, from Middle French prosperer, from Old French prosperer, from Latin prosperō, from Old Latin pro spere, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
prosperare (Romanian): prosperity
Definitions
- prosperity
Ancestry of “prosperare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prospera | to prosper |
| 2 | French | prospérer | to thrive, prosper |
| 3 | Middle French | prosperer | to prosper |
| 4 | Old French | prosperer | to favor; to be favorable |
| 5 | Latin | prosperō | to further (cause to succeed) |
| 6 | Old Latin | pro spere | according to expectation |
| 7 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |