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Where does “про́за” come from?

про́за (Russian) comes from Latin prōsa, from Latin prorsus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “про́за”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōsa—
2Latinprorsusstraightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;...
3Latinprō—
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōr—
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “про́за”

  • прозаический
  • proza
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