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Where does “profusamente” come from?

profusamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish profuso, from Latin profusus, from Latin profundo, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

profusamente (Spanish): profusely; widely

Definitions

  1. profusely; widely

Ancestry of “profusamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishprofusoprofuse, rife
2Latinprofususexcessive, lavish, profuse, extravagant
3LatinprofundoI pour forth, I lavish; I prostrate; I squander
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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